E9 6EY 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 C (60% of about 650 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
- Lower Clapton Health Centre, E5 0PQ, not permissioned (160 m)
- The Windsor Castle 135 Lower Clapton Road E5 8EQ, permissioned (380 m)
- Bus Depot Hackney Central: up to 142 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Clapton Bus Garage, not permissioned (480 m)
- 231a Graham Road, permissioned (700 m)
- Boiler House Belper Court 1 Pedro Street E5 0BE, permissioned (730 m)
- 3 Mandeville Street E5 0DH, permissioned (870 m)
- 28 Powell Road E5 8DJ, permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 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 18 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 | 630 m |
| Hackney Central 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m | |
| Hackney Downs 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m | |
| Bus stops | 25 stops within 400 m, 70 within 800 m; nearest Lower Clapton Road Hackney | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 4.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 5.2 km |
| Car parks | St James The Great Church Car Park | 850 m |
| EV charging points | 67 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lower Clapton General Practice | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Friends Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 270 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 180 m |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest St John's Gardens 2.8 ha | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hackney Downs 17 ha | 690 m |
| Play area | 20 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 20 m |
| Playing field | Hackney Marsh 4.3 ha | 810 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is United Reformed Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m north-west. 99 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| United Reformed Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-west |
| Sutton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south |
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south-west |
| Old Tower of Former Church of St Augustine | Listed building, Grade I | 540 m south-west |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km south-east |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Parnell Road Bridge | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-east |
| Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker's Lane | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-east |
| Springfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 5.1 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 700 m north-west |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 1.4 km north-east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Warwick Reservoir West | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 4.2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 27 | 27 |
None of the postcode's 27 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 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 70% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 94% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.