EC2A 2BF Hackney
Live postcode, introduced December 1998. Ward: Hoxton East & Shoreditch. Region: London.
Streets
- Worship Street, City of London: 7 addresses
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 E (32% of about 2,380 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, South Shoreditch (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D Non-residential to residential, Hackney Central Activity Zone, London borough of Hackney.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 91-101, WORSHIP STREET EC2, grade II*
- 103 AND 105, WORSHIP STREET EC2, grade II
- 3 POSTS TO NORTH OF HEARN STREET, grade II
- POST AT SOUTH CORNER OF HEARN STREET, grade II
- POST AT WEST CORNER OF CLIFTON STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 64-80 Clifton Street and 4-8 Holywell Row, not permissioned (60 m)
- 110 Clifton Street, not permissioned (120 m)
- 110 Tabernacle Street, not permissioned (320 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Shoreditch High Street, not permissioned (460 m)
- 1 Vince Street EC1V 9HB, permissioned (490 m)
- Bishopsgate Goods Yard, pending decision (520 m)
- Bishopsgate Goods Yard, pending decision (520 m)
- 6 New Street London EC2M 4TP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (610 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 2 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Worship Street.