E9 7SL Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Victoria. Region: London.
Streets
- King Edward's Road, Hackney: 41 addresses
- Ainsworth Road, Hackney: 1 address
- Shore Place, Hackney: 1 address
- Bluebell Close, Hackney: 1 address
- Cherry Tree Close, 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 B (52% of about 690 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
- Former Frampton Arms and land adjacent to Sherard and Catesby House 47 Well Street, permissioned (270 m)
- SAP223 - 27-37 Well Street London: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- 27-37 Well Street London, not permissioned (280 m)
- Frampton Park Community Hall, Frampton Park Estate, permissioned (350 m)
- 13A Derby Road, permissioned (380 m)
- Morpeth Road garages, permissioned (450 m)
- Lyttleton House, Well Street, permissioned (480 m)
- 40-43 Andrews Road and Ash Grove Bus Garage, not permissioned (630 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 4 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 16 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 85%, gigabit 85% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | London Fields 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m |
| Cambridge Heath 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m | |
| Hackney Central 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bethnal Green Underground Station | 1.3 km |
| Stepney Green Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Mile End Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 43 within 800 m; nearest Shore Road South Hackney | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 5.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | Oaklands School Sixth Form Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 47 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Well Street Surgery | 130 m |
| Pharmacies | 22 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sonigra Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 19 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 410 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest St Thomas's Recreation Ground 6,440 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 87 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,020 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,160 m² | 840 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 110 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.8 | 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 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 45 |
24 of the postcode's 45 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 4% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 77% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 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) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on King Edward's Road.