E8 4QJ Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: London Fields. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Hackney in 2026-27: Band D £2,060 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,374 | £1,602 | £1,831 | £2,060 | £2,518 | £2,976 | £3,434 | £4,121 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (40% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Broadway Market (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D Non-residential to residential, Broadway Market Local Shopping Centre, Broadway Market Local Shopping Centre, London borough of Hackney.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 40-43 Andrews Road and Ash Grove Bus Garage, not permissioned (210 m)
- Marian Place Gas Works and The Oval, pending decision (380 m)
- Marian Place Gas Works and The Oval, pending decision (380 m)
- 27-37 Well Street London, not permissioned (700 m)
- SAP223 - 27-37 Well Street London: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- 5-9 Yorkton Street London E2 8NH: up to 20 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Land to the R/O 130-134 Richmond Road, permissioned (810 m)
- Former Frampton Arms and land adjacent to Sherard and Catesby House 47 Well Street, permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 159 addresses are between 16 m and 17 m above sea level (16 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | London Fields 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m |
| Cambridge Heath 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 590 m | |
| Haggerston 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bethnal Green Underground Station | 1.1 km |
| Whitechapel Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Stepney Green Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Ada Street Haggerston | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 4.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest St Peter's Church, Bethnal Green Car Park | 730 m |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest London Fields Medical Centre | 0 m |
| Pharmacies | 30 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Unipharm Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 25 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 37-39 | 340 m |
| Hospital | Mile End Hospital Cdc | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 30 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Broadway Market Green 1,820 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 87 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 29 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,020 m² | 370 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,160 m² | 820 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 111 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The New Lansdowne Club, a listed building (Grade II*), 620 m north-east. 142 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The New Lansdowne Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m north-east |
| Keeling House Bethnal Green | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m south |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 930 m east |
| Bethnal Green Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Church of St Chad | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km south-west |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-east |
| Arnold Circus, Bethnal Green | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-west |
| The Theatre Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker's Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 2.9 km north-east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 3.1 km north-east |
| Shadwell Entrance | Tidal water | 3.3 km south |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 24.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 41 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 63 | 18 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 141 |
107 of the postcode's 159 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 18 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 67% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 84% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 62% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 74% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.