N1 7NY Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hoxton West. Region: London.
Streets
- Wenlock Street, London: 61 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 (71% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 30-40 Underwood Street N1 7JQ, permissioned (160 m)
- 71 Nile Street N1 7RD, permissioned (270 m)
- Eagle Wharf Road, permissioned (350 m)
- Cluse Court Estate: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- City Forum, 250 City Road: up to 932 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 1 Vince Street EC1V 9HB, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Redbrick Estate, 163, 169 - 173 Old Street: up to 55 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Finsbury Leisure Centre: up to 132 homes, not permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 60 at medium risk and 0 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 18 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 | Old Street 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hoxton 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Essex Road 698,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Old Street Underground Station | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Angel Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Barbican Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 52 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bletchley Street Hoxton | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Blackfriars Pier | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fly Parking Compare Plus | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 57 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.5 km (6.5 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 | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 28 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Murray's Chemist | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 40 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nile Street Dental Practice | 260 m |
| Hospital | Moorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hub | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Islington Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shepherdess Walk 8,760 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Shoreditch Park 7.0 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,140 m² | 20 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 840 m² | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 17 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m (0.3 miles) east. 298 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) east |
| 16, Charles Square N1 | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Hoxton Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Former Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Bunhill Fields Burial Ground | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 880 m (0.5 miles) south |
| The Theatre Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Golden Lane Estate Designed Landscape | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| The Curtain Playhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-east |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
None of the postcode's 61 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 60% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 31% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Wenlock Street.