EC2A 2EA Hackney
Live postcode, introduced April 2007. Ward: Hoxton East & Shoreditch. Region: London.
Streets
- Worship Street, City of London: 14 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: 4.
- 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
- 15-23, CHRISTOPHER STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 4, PAUL STREET EC2, grade II
- BLACK SEA HOUSE, 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 (130 m)
- 110 Clifton Street, not permissioned (210 m)
- 110 Tabernacle Street, not permissioned (340 m)
- 1 Vince Street EC1V 9HB, permissioned (490 m)
- 5th and 6th floor, 16-26 Banner Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Shoreditch High Street, not permissioned (610 m)
- 6 New Street London EC2M 4TP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Richard Cloudesley School: up to 66 homes, permissioned (640 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 91%, ultrafast 91%, gigabit 91% 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.