E9 5BS Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hackney Wick. 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 C (33% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): London borough of Hackney.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Lyttleton House, Well Street, permissioned (680 m)
- Frampton Park Community Hall, Frampton Park Estate, permissioned (830 m)
- Former Frampton Arms and land adjacent to Sherard and Catesby House 47 Well Street, permissioned (850 m)
- 13A Derby Road, permissioned (860 m)
- Bus Depot Hackney Central: up to 142 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Clapton Bus Garage, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 47 addresses are between 10 m and 13 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Homerton 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m |
| Hackney Wick 4.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Hackney Central 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Christie Road Homerton | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 5.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 4.4 km |
| Car parks | Car Parking Near London Stadium | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Wick Health Centre | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bees Chemist | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Colosseum Dental (Well Street) | 470 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 840 m |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Well Street Common 8.7 ha | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 87 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 19 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,150 m² | 30 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mabley Green 12 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 460 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 96 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former French Protestant Hospital (later Cardinal Pole School), a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m south. 56 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former French Protestant Hospital (later Cardinal Pole School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m south |
| Church of St John of Jerusalem | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m south-west |
| Church of St Mary of Eton With St Augustine | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m east |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 710 m south |
| Baroness Burdett Coutts Drinking Fountain | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m south |
| Parnell Road Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker's Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km south-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 4.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north-east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 1.5 km north-east |
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-west |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 3.2 km south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 47 |
43 of the postcode's 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 71% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 31% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.