E9 5SQ Hackney
Live postcode, introduced March 1983. 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 D (31% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- NORTH WING OF CONVENT OF SACRED HEART, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Lyttleton House, Well Street, permissioned (920 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 9 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 | 400 m |
| Hackney Wick 4.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m | |
| Hackney Central 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Stratford International DLR Station | 1.9 km |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Kenworthy Road / Wick Road Homerton | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 5.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 4.5 km |
| Car parks | Car Parking Near London Stadium | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 45 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Wick Health Centre | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bees Chemist | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Care | 400 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 830 m |
| Police station | Bow Road Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Park 87 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 22 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Mabley Green 12 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 460 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 96 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary of Eton With St Augustine, a listed building (Grade II*), 440 m east. 48 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 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* | 440 m east |
| Former French Protestant Hospital (later Cardinal Pole School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m south-west |
| Church of St John of Jerusalem | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m south-west |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 880 m south |
| Sutton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km west |
| Parnell Road Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker's Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km south-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 5.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 720 m north |
| Wick Field | Wood | 920 m north-east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 1.3 km north |
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-west |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 3.2 km south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 5.0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 26 |
26 of the postcode's 26 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 2% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 81% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 21% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 44% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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.