N4 2ET Hackney
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Woodberry Down. Region: London.
Streets
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 C (38% of about 1,080 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 1.0 km
- Majestic Hotel 392-394 Seven Sisters Road N4 2PQ, permissioned (210 m)
- 325 Lordship Road, permissioned (500 m)
- Woodberry Down Estate Phases 2-8, 307 Seven Sisters Road: up to 2,696 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Finsbury Park Bowling Alley (810 m)
- Finsbury Park Bowling Alley: up to 71 homes (810 m)
- 14 Newnton Close N4 2RQ, permissioned (830 m)
- Omega Works Hermitage Road London N4 1NA London, permissioned (840 m)
- Omega Works Hermitage Road London N4 1NA London, permissioned (840 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 addresses are about 33 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 | Finsbury Park 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m |
| Harringay Green Lanes 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Harringay 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Manor House Underground Station | 240 m |
| Finsbury Park Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Arsenal Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Portland Rise Estate Manor House | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 4.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Best Western Seven Sisters- Indoor Event Parking | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Cedar Practice | 80 m |
| Pharmacies | 19 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Localcare Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 580 m |
| Hospital | St Ann's Hospital (Beh-Mht Services) | 1.3 km |
| Police station | St Ann's Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Finsbury Park 48 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 590 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 230 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 71 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ancillary Building to North of Engine House of Metropolitan Water Board, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m south-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ancillary Building to North of Engine House of Metropolitan Water Board | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south-east |
| Engine House of Metropolitan Water Board | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south-east |
| Finsbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 510 m north-west |
| Clissold Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 930 m south-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 6.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 300 m east |
| East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 710 m north-east |
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-east |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 3.6 km west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 4.6 km west |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 4.6 km east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 20 |
20 of the postcode's 20 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 56% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 27% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 34% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 42% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 4 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.