E9 7BF Hackney
Live postcode, introduced October 2003. Ward: Hackney Wick. Region: London.
Streets
- Gascoyne Road, Hackney: 4 addresses
- Bradstock Road, Hackney: 1 address
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 (36% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Victoria Park (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- FORECOURT WALL AND RAILINGS TO SOUTH HACKNEY UPPER SCHOOL, grade II
- SOUTH HACKNEY UPPER SCHOOL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Lyttleton House, Well Street, permissioned (520 m)
- Frampton Park Community Hall, Frampton Park Estate, permissioned (670 m)
- Former Frampton Arms and land adjacent to Sherard and Catesby House 47 Well Street, permissioned (670 m)
- 13A Derby Road, permissioned (670 m)
- Morpeth Road garages, permissioned (830 m)
- SAP223 - 27-37 Well Street London: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- 27-37 Well Street London, not permissioned (880 m)
- Bus Depot Hackney Central: up to 142 homes, not permissioned (940 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 3 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.
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 | 460 m |
| Hackney Central 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| London Fields 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bethnal Green Underground Station | 2.0 km |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Gascoyne Road South Hackney | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 5.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 4.2 km |
| Car parks | Car Parking Near London Stadium | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 50 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Elsdale Street Surgery | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Clockwork Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Colosseum Dental (Well Street) | 360 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 910 m |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Well Street Common 8.7 ha | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 87 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 20 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,020 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Mabley Green 12 ha | 730 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 460 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 96 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 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) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 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 4 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Gascoyne Road.