N4 1BX Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Woodberry Down. Region: London.
Streets
- Green Lanes, Stoke Newington: 127 addresses
- Green Lanes, Stoke Newington: 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 A (44% 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: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D Non-residential to residential, London borough of Hackney, Manor House Local Shopping Centre, Manor House Local Shopping Centre.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Majestic Hotel 392-394 Seven Sisters Road N4 2PQ, permissioned (320 m)
- Woodberry Down Estate Phases 2-8, 307 Seven Sisters Road: up to 2,696 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Arena Retail Park (570 m)
- Arena Retail Park: up to 539 homes (570 m)
- Omega Works Hermitage Road London N4 1NA London, permissioned (600 m)
- Omega Works Hermitage Road London N4 1NA London, permissioned (600 m)
- Site adjoining 1 Coningsby Road London N4 1EG, permissioned (610 m)
- Site adjoining 1 Coningsby Road London N4 1EG, permissioned (610 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 128 addresses are between 38 m and 41 m above sea level (39 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Harringay Green Lanes 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m |
| Harringay 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m | |
| Finsbury Park 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Manor House Underground Station | 70 m |
| Finsbury Park Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Arsenal Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Manor House Station | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 2.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 4.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Best Western Seven Sisters- Indoor Event Parking | 440 m |
| EV charging points | 31 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Cedar Practice | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Localcare Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 450 m |
| Hospital | St Ann's Hospital (Beh-Mht Services) | 1.1 km |
| Police station | St Ann's Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Finsbury Park 48 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 790 m |
| Allotments | Quernmore Allotments 1,210 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 50 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Finsbury Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 370 m west. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Finsbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 370 m west |
| Ancillary Building to North of Engine House of Metropolitan Water Board | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m south |
| Engine House of Metropolitan Water Board | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m south |
| Clissold Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 7.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 500 m south-east |
| East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 730 m east |
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 3.4 km west |
| Tottenham Marshes | Wetland | 4.6 km north-east |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 4.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 12 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 75 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 37 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 128 |
125 of the postcode's 128 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 57% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 25% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 24% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 43% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 63% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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 Green Lanes.