Olympus Square Shacklewell, Hackney
28 addresses across 2 postcodes (E5), about 100 m long. USRN 20901815.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2000 the median was £68,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 B; Band D in Hackney costs £2,060 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 33% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rectory Road, about 480 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 40 m away, and Hackney Downs (17 hectares) is about 170 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 20.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 9.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 21 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 28 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Nightingale Practice, about 150 m away, with 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 690 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 7% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 363 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | £68,000 | £68,000 | £68,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2003 | 10 E5 8PL | Flat or maisonette | £138,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Jan 2000 | 14 E5 8PL | Flat or maisonette | £68,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band B (35% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- 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 Rendlesham Road E5 8PQ, permissioned (280 m)
- 28 Powell Road E5 8DJ, permissioned (340 m)
- 47 Lea Bridge Road, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at 47 Lea Bridge Road: up to 20 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- 18 Rossendale Street, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- The Windsor Castle 135 Lower Clapton Road E5 8EQ, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- 130 Cazenove Road, permissioned (1 km (0.6 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, 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| E5 8PL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| E5 8PZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 21 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E5 8PL | 100% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| E5 8PZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rectory Road 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Clapton 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Hackney Downs 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 51 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Muir Road Lower Clapton | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St James The Great Church Car Park | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 72 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 29.2 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Nightingale Practice | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 22 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clapton Pond Dental | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Stoke Newington Police Station | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Upper Clapton Supermarket, Clapton Cashzone | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,470 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Hackney Downs 17 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,290 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North Millfields Recreation Ground 9.7 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pond House, a listed building (Grade II*), 530 m (0.3 miles) east. 64 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pond House | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Church of St Barnabas | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| United Reformed Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Abney Park Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Springfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clapton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 490 m (0.3 miles) east |
| New River | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Warwick Reservoir West | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Wick Field | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 28 |
1 of the street's 28 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightingale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 180 m | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 200 m | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Benthal Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 280 m | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mossbourne Community Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Exceptional; Achievement: Exceptional; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Exceptional; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Northwold Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Clapton Girls' Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Millfields Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Shacklewell Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Excelsior Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Southwold Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mossbourne Parkside Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (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 |
| Halley House School | Primary | 3–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother Bear Nursery E5 8QJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Day Lewis Pharmacy E5 8BY | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 13 Sep 2022 |
| Rinkle Stores E5 8JX | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 13 Sep 2022 |
| Perfect Fried Chicken E5 8BS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jan 2025 |
| The Whole Pie E5 8PJ | Mobile caterer | 210 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The London Tavern E5 8PA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 4 Good | 13 Sep 2022 |
| St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School E5 8BS | Mobile caterer | 220 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Maury Provisions N16 7BA | Retailers - other | 260 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Oct 2021 |
| Maury Supermarket N16 7BA | Retailers - other | 260 m | 4 Good | 16 Nov 2024 |
| Roof Top Nursery E5 8PX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Browniegod E5 8FE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Gut Health Corner - Happy Tummy E5 8FD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 4 Good | 31 Oct 2024 |
| Hackney Links E5 8FE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Little Buds Day Nursery E5 8DJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 21 Mar 2025 |
| Afrobuka resturant E5 8QJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 97 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 56 |
| Other theft | 36 |
| Vehicle crime | 34 |
| Drugs | 25 |
| Public order | 23 |
| Theft from the person | 21 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Bicycle theft | 12 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Downs Road (51); On or near Vine Close (41); On or near Muir Road (31); On or near Walsingham Road (29); On or near Della Path (29).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 71% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
Nearby streets
Nolan Way · Tiger Way · Gliddon Drive · Della Path · Worsley Grove · Muir Road · Tiger Way · Monteagle Way · Brackenfield Close · Midhurst Way · Napoleon Road · Kenninghall 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.