EC2A 2DQ Hackney
Live postcode, introduced April 2005. Ward: Hoxton East & Shoreditch. Region: London.
Streets
- Snowden Street, London: 36 addresses
- Appold Street, City of London: 1 address
- Primrose Street, City of London: 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 E (32% of about 2,380 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- POST AT WEST CORNER OF CLIFTON STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 64-80 Clifton Street and 4-8 Holywell Row, not permissioned (160 m)
- 110 Clifton Street, not permissioned (240 m)
- 110 Tabernacle Street, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- 6 New Street London EC2M 4TP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Telephone Exchange, Shoreditch High Street, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Bishopsgate Goods Yard, pending decision (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Bishopsgate Goods Yard, pending decision (560 m (0.3 miles))
- 1 Vince Street EC1V 9HB, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 39 addresses are between 14 m and 16 m above sea level (15 m on average).
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 | London Liverpool Street 98 million journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Shoreditch High Street 7.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Moorgate 8.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Liverpool Street Underground Station | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Moorgate Underground Station | 560 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Old Street Underground Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 25 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 81 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Appold Street Shoreditch | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Broadgate House Car Park | 110 m |
| EV charging points | 24 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.8 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Health E1 | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 47 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bishopsgate Dental Care | 300 m |
| Hospital | Moorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hub | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Bishopsgate Police Station | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NatWest | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,010 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Finsbury Circus Gardens 7,210 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 840 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 10 parks and gardens, 2.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 91-101, Worship Street Ec2, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m north. 575 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 24 of them Grade I and 45 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 91-101, Worship Street Ec2 | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north |
| The Curtain Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 210 m north-east |
| Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital | Scheduled monument | 320 m east |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 330 m north |
| Clergy House to West of Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m north |
| St Michael's Church School | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north |
| The Theatre Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east |
| Finsbury Circus | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Bunhill Fields Burial Ground | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 28.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 39 | 39 |
3 of the postcode's 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Hackney: see them on the Hackney page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 3% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 10% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 62% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 61% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 1% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 72% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Snowden Street.