E9 6AG Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Homerton. 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 (53% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): London borough of Hackney, Priority Industrial Area - Homerton, Priority Industrial Area - Homerton.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 140 AND 142, HOMERTON HIGH STREET E9, grade II
- 168 AND 170, HOMERTON HIGH STREET E9, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST BARNABAS, grade II
- FORECOURT WALL TO CHURCH AND VICARAGE OF ST BARNABAS, grade II
- Homerton War Memorial, grade II
- ST BARNABAS'S VICARAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Lower Clapton Health Centre, E5 0PQ, not permissioned (620 m)
- Bus Depot Hackney Central: up to 142 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Clapton Bus Garage, not permissioned (690 m)
- Lyttleton House, Well Street, permissioned (750 m)
- Boiler House Belper Court 1 Pedro Street E5 0BE, permissioned (800 m)
- The Windsor Castle 135 Lower Clapton Road E5 8EQ, permissioned (880 m)
- 3 Mandeville Street E5 0DH, permissioned (900 m)
- Frampton Park Community Hall, Frampton Park Estate, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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: 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 15 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 58%, gigabit 58% 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 | 150 m |
| Hackney Central 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m | |
| Hackney Downs 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest Homerton Hospital / Wardle St | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 4.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 4.8 km |
| Car parks | St James The Great Church Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 56 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Lea Surgery | 0 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Silverfields Chemists | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Care | 300 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 330 m |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,280 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 87 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 28 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,060 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mabley Green 12 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 460 m² | 810 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 100 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sutton House, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m west. 97 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m west |
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m west |
| United Reformed Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m north-west |
| Old Tower of Former Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m west |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km south |
| Parnell Road Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker's Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south |
| 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 | 800 m north-east |
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-west |
| Wick Field | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 1.2 km north-east |
| Prescott Channel | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-east |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 3.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 18 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 49 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 78 |
78 of the postcode's 78 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 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 22% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 34% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.