Crossway London, Hackney
80 addresses across 5 postcodes (N16), about 220 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 20900297.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £725,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 3, E: 1).
- Flood: 16 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Hackney costs £2,060 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Dalston Kingsland, about 220 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 260 m away, and Butterfield Green (0.8 hectares) is about 500 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 21.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 9.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 20 to 23 m above sea level.
- Noise: 77 of its 80 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Surgery (Barretts Grove), about 270 m away, with 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,000 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 18% of households owned their home and 54% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1,670 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £725,000 | £725,000 | £725,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £635,000 | £595,000 | £675,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £600,000 | £600,000 | £600,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £113,500 | £113,500 | £113,500 |
| 2004 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £89,995 | £89,995 | £89,995 |
| 2000 | 1 | £54,995 | £54,995 | £54,995 |
| 1999 | 2 | £108,000 | £51,000 | £165,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2023 | 29 N16 8LA | Terraced | £725,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2021 | 27 N16 8LA | Terraced | £595,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2021 | 33 N16 8LA | Terraced | £675,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2020 | 2 N16 8HX | Other | £255,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 May 2020 | FLAT 4, ELLEN HOUSE N16 8LA | Flat or maisonette | £600,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Feb 2020 | 29 N16 8LA | Other | £625,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Mar 2019 | FLAT 3, 2 N16 8HX | Flat or maisonette | £300,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Dec 2018 | 10 - 14 N16 8HX | Other | £626,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Jul 2018 | 10 - 14 N16 8HX | Other | £1,200,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Mar 2006 | FLAT 1, 2 N16 8HX | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Nov 2005 | FLAT 2, 2 N16 8HX | Flat or maisonette | £113,500 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Sep 2004 | 5 - 17 N16 8LA | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Feb 2002 | FLAT 3, 2 N16 8HX | Flat or maisonette | £89,995 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Feb 2000 | FLAT 3, 2 N16 8HX | Flat or maisonette | £54,995 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Oct 1999 | FLAT 1, 2 N16 8HX | Flat or maisonette | £51,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 1999 | 16 N16 8HX | Detached | £165,000 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 54 m². Most common: Flat (7); House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 2018 (4); 1900-1929 (2); 1930-1949 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (3); rented (social) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (38% of about 2,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Dalston (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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
- RIO CINEMA, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Birkbeck Mews, not permissioned (180 m)
- 59-61 Kingsland High Street E8 2JS, permissioned (210 m)
- 91 Barratts Grove N16 8AP, permissioned (220 m)
- Kerridge Court Estate: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- The BT Telephone Exchange, Kingsland Green, Dalston: up to 67 homes, not permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- The Lawns Matthias Road N16 8QD, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 2-16 Ashwin Street, 11-15 Dalston Lane, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- 114 Balls Pond Road and 1 King Henry’s Walk: up to 62 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 30 September 2026
- 21 September 2026 to 1 October 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON, Disconnection or alteration of supply, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (standard works)
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 1 October 2026 to 2 October 2026: BT, Utility asset works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 13 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 16 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| N16 8LA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| N16 8HX | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| N16 8AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| N16 8BH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| N16 8UZ | not in 2 or 3 | 10 / 2 / 13 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 80 addresses are between 20 m and 23 m above sea level (22 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N16 8AA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| N16 8BH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| N16 8HX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| N16 8LA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| N16 8UZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dalston Kingsland 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 220 m |
| Dalston Junction 5.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Rectory Road 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Highbury & Islington Underground Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 64 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crossway (N16) Shacklewell | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Blackfriars Pier | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gillett Street Car Park | 150 m |
| EV charging points | 88 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 40 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Surgery (Barretts Grove) | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 22 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bradbury Street (Dental Surgery) | 160 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 11 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 81 Kingsland High Street Halifax | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,200 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Butterfield Green 7,960 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | North Millfields Recreation Ground 9.7 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Matthias, a listed building (Grade I), 340 m north-west. 123 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Matthias | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m north-west |
| Church of St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Church of St Barnabas | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| 52-55, Newington Green | Listed building, Grade I | 680 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Clissold Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Abney Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 21 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 36 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 80 |
77 of the street's 80 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess May Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 310 m | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Halley House School | Primary | 3–11 | 340 m | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Excelsior Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 370 m | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Matthias Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 370 m | No published inspection |
| Shacklewell Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Newington Green Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Grasmere Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Mossbourne Parkside Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 11–19 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Betty Layward Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evin Cafe E8 2PB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Med Bistro Restaurant Bar E8 2PB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2026 |
| stone cave E8 2PB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2026 |
| The Grocery nest E8 2PB | Retailers - other | 60 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Somine Restaurant E8 2PB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 20 Dec 2024 |
| Dalston Superstore E8 2PB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 5 Very good | 24 Apr 2023 |
| ABLA DALSTON E8 2PB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2024 |
| Rio Cinema E8 2PB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 Dec 2022 |
| Umut 2000 N16 8HX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Brunswick East N16 8JH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2025 |
| Tesco E8 2NS | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 1 Nov 2019 |
| Harvest E8 E8 2NS | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 20 Dec 2024 |
| Staycity Aparthotel E8 2LQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 4 Good | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Voodoo Ray's E8 2PB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 4 Good | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Co-op N16 8BJ | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 24 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 355 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 312 |
| Shoplifting | 256 |
| Theft from the person | 184 |
| Public order | 120 |
| Other theft | 115 |
| Robbery | 82 |
| Drugs | 69 |
| Burglary | 53 |
| Vehicle crime | 39 |
| Bicycle theft | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Other crime | 12 |
| Possession of weapons | 10 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Nightclub (245); On or near Kingsland High Street (212); On or near Shopping Area (183); On or near Theatre/Concert Hall (173); On or near Supermarket (156).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 5% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- N16 8LA: 44 addresses of 46 in the postcode
- N16 8HX: 33 addresses of 34 in the postcode
- N16 8AA: 1 address of 39 in the postcode
- N16 8BH: 1 address of 57 in the postcode
- N16 8UZ: 1 address of 40 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Selsea Place · John Campbell Road · Templeton Close · Tavistock Close · Kingsland High Street · Thornbury Close · Gillett Place · Millard Close · Lydford Close · Mildmay Place · Gillett Street · Truman's Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.