E9 5PW Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: King's Park. 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 (69% of about 590 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
- 3 Mandeville Street E5 0DH, permissioned (400 m)
- Boiler House Belper Court 1 Pedro Street E5 0BE, permissioned (470 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
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 | 1.0 km |
| Hackney Wick 4.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Lea Bridge 877,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Stratford International DLR Station | 2.0 km |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Daubeney Road Clapton | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 4.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 5.4 km |
| Car parks | St James The Great Church Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 40 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsmead Healthcare | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Silverfields | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Care | 640 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 910 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Millfields 9.1 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,550 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Hackney Marsh 4.3 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 9.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary of Eton With St Augustine, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km south. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 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* | 1.0 km south |
| Parnell Road Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km south |
| Springfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 5.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 250 m south |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 360 m north-east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 680 m south-east |
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Warwick Reservoir West | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north-west |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 3.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 41 | 41 |
None of the postcode's 41 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 60% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 41% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.