N16 6SU Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Springfield. Region: London.
Streets
- Leabourne Road, London: 22 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 (33% of about 460 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 1.0 km
- Sir John And Lady Cohen Court Rookwood Road N16 6SD, permissioned (110 m)
- Tower Court, Clapton Common E5 9AJ, permissioned (220 m)
- 238 Stamford Hill, permissioned (370 m)
- 16-52 High Road London N15 6LS London, permissioned (430 m)
- 16-52 High Road London N15 6LS London, permissioned (430 m)
- 54-54a Clapton Common, permissioned (450 m)
- Leabank and Lemsford Close (530 m)
- Leabank and Lemsford Close: up to 65 homes (530 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 22 addresses are between 21 m and 25 m above sea level (23 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 | Stamford Hill 676,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m |
| South Tottenham 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m | |
| Seven Sisters 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Seven Sisters Underground Station | 1.0 km |
| Tottenham Hale Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Rookwood Road Stamford Hill | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 1.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 6.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Lidl Stamford Hill Car Park (level -2) | 490 m |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stamford Hill Group Practice | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Land Chemist | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Davidoff Dental Surgery | 580 m |
| Hospital | St Ann's Hospital (Beh-Mht Services) | 1.9 km |
| Police station | St Ann's Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Sgn Ltd - Stamford Hill | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Clapton Common 2.4 ha | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Springfield Park 14 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 18 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Markfield Recreation Ground 7.6 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,950 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The former Ark of the Covenant, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m south. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The former Ark of the Covenant | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south |
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-west |
| Springfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 730 m south-east |
| Abney Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km south-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 7.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick Reservoir West | Lake or reservoir | 600 m east |
| Warwick Reservoir East | Lake or reservoir | 940 m north-east |
| Reservoir Number 1 | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-east |
| Reservoir Number 3 | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-east |
| Tottenham Marshes | Wetland | 3.1 km north-east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 3.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 22 | 22 |
None of the postcode's 22 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 61% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 39% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Leabourne Road.