E9 5JJ 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 (44% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 37 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 37 homes the Environment Agency counts, 37 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hackney Wick 4.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m |
| Homerton 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m | |
| Stratford International 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Stratford International DLR Station | 1.4 km |
| Pudding Mill Lane DLR Station | 1.8 km | |
| Stratford Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Hackney Wick | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 5.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 4.5 km |
| Car parks | Car Parking Near London Stadium | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 35 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Trowbridge Practice | 100 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bees Chemist | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest V Dental Smile Studio | 150 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Bow Road Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,960 m² | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 87 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 16 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 860 m² | 120 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 460 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 115 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary of Eton With St Augustine, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m south-west. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary of Eton With St Augustine | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m south-west |
| Parnell Road Bridge | Scheduled monument | 900 m south |
| Parnell Road Bridge at Tq 367 840 | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m south |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km south-west |
| Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker's Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| The Novo Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 5.3 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wick Field | Wood | 510 m north-east |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 670 m north-west |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 1.1 km north |
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-west |
| Prescott Channel | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south-east |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 2.8 km south-east |
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 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 41 |
28 of the postcode's 41 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 29% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.