N1 7EF Hackney
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Hoxton West. Region: London.
Streets
- Eagle Wharf Road, London: 19 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 B (24% of about 740 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Eagle Wharf Road, permissioned (70 m)
- Cluse Court Estate: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- 30-40 Underwood Street N1 7JQ, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 71 Nile Street N1 7RD, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Car Park, Windsor Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- City Forum, 250 City Road: up to 932 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- SALP270 - Rose Lipman Centre, Downham Road: up to 226 homes, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Rose Lipman Library and Environs, Downham Road, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 19 m above sea level.
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 | Essex Road 698,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Old Street 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Hoxton 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Old Street Underground Station | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Angel Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Barbican Underground Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 54 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cropley Street Hoxton | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Blackfriars Pier | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parkimo Parking Finder | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 64 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.7 km (6.7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.5 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shoreditch Park Surgery | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 28 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Murray's Chemist | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 33 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Charles Landau Dental Surgery | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Moorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hub | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Islington Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Gainsborough Studios, Islington Cashzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,500 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Shoreditch Park 7.0 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 13 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 222 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Former Carlton Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Hoxton Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) east |
| 16, Charles Square N1 | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Bunhill Fields Burial Ground | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Golden Lane Estate Designed Landscape | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| The Theatre Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| The Curtain Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) north |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 4.8 km (3 miles) west |
| Wick Field | Wood | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 25.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
19 of the postcode's 19 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 62% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Eagle Wharf Road.