Handley Road Hackney
55 addresses across 3 postcodes (E9), about 170 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20900484.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 1996 the median was £51,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 39 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 32, D: 5, E: 1).
- Flood: 41 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 D; Band D in Hackney costs £2,060 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 78% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is London Fields, about 710 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Well Street Common, is about 310 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 22.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 9.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 16 to 17 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Well Street Surgery, about 330 m away, with 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 750 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 6% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 260 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | £51,000 | £51,000 | £51,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1996 | 53 E9 7EQ | Flat or maisonette | £51,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
39 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 81 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (20); Flat (13); House, end-terrace (5). Built: 1996-2002 (25); 1983-1990 (6); 1967-1975 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (30); rented (private) (4); owner-occupied (3).
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 D (40% of about 1,410 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Victoria Park (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 13A Derby Road, permissioned (190 m)
- Morpeth Road garages, permissioned (310 m)
- Former Frampton Arms and land adjacent to Sherard and Catesby House 47 Well Street, permissioned (320 m)
- Frampton Park Community Hall, Frampton Park Estate, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- SAP223 - 27-37 Well Street London: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 27-37 Well Street London, not permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Lyttleton House, Well Street, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 40-43 Andrews Road and Ash Grove Bus Garage, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 30 addresses are in areas at high risk, 11 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| E9 7EQ | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| E9 7EG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| E9 7JL | not in 2 or 3 | 27 / 11 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 55 addresses are between 16 m and 17 m above sea level (16 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E9 7EG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| E9 7EQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| E9 7JL | 100% | 78% | 78% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | London Fields 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cambridge Heath 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Homerton 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bethnal Green Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Mile End Underground Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Stepney Green Underground Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Skipworth Road South Hackney | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Oaklands School Sixth Form Car Park | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 48 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.6 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well Street Surgery | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Victoria Park Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 21 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 390 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Tower Hamlets Police | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Well Street Common 8.7 ha | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Victoria Park 87 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,020 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,160 m² | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 109 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John of Jerusalem, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m north-east. 78 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John of Jerusalem | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north-east |
| Former French Protestant Hospital (later Cardinal Pole School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal | Scheduled monument | 550 m (0.3 miles) south |
| The New Lansdowne Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Baroness Burdett Coutts Drinking Fountain | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Victoria Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Three Colt Bridge, Gunmaker's Lane | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Bethnal Green Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Parnell Road Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Wick Field | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Limehouse Cut | Tidal water | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 55 | 55 |
14 of the street's 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 210 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Orchard Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 250 m | Report card (Nov 2025): 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 |
| Lauriston School | Primary | 3–11 | 280 m | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Mowlem Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School | Secondary | 11–19 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| London Fields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Berger Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Morningside Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Chisenhale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The CoHub - New Kingshold E9 7JE | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2026 |
| Lauriston Primary School E9 7JS | School/college/university | 170 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2026 |
| The Hemingway Pub E9 7JL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 24 Sep 2026 |
| St John Of Jerusalem CE Primary School E9 7JF | School/college/university | 180 m | 4 Good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| blah E9 7JF | Manufacturers/packers | 200 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Pophams Bakery E9 7HA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2025 |
| The Deli Downstairs E9 7JN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 4 Good | 15 Mar 2025 |
| The Lauriston Pub E9 7JN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Chimichurri Steaks E9 7TT | Mobile caterer | 240 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Churros Martinez E9 7TT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Londis E9 7LH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Nourish Contract Catering at Orchard Primary School E9 7BB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Okko VPV E9 7HJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 4 Nov 2025 |
| Mega Food and Wine E9 7JA | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Well St. Butchers E9 7JA | Retailers - other | 270 m | 4 Good | 3 Aug 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 89 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 39 |
| Theft from the person | 16 |
| Other theft | 16 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Redruth Road (41); On or near Kingshold Road (25); On or near Lauriston Road (23); On or near Victoria Park Road (22); On or near Derby Road (20).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 81% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 3 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
- E9 7EQ: 41 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- E9 7EG: 13 addresses
- E9 7JL: 1 address of 110 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Moulins Road · Jackson Close · Southborough Road · Primrose Square · Primrose Square · Speldhurst Road · Park Close · Clarendon Close · Redruth Road · Ainsworth Road · Cherry Tree Close · Derby 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.