# E5 8QY: area report for a postcode in Hackney

E5 8QY is a postcode in Hackney.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Hackney. Open the map at E5 8QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) › [E5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e5) › [E5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **79 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Hackney 010B: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0670,51.5568,E58QY
- **Rectory Road, 210 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0670,51.5568,E58QY
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0670,51.5568,E58QY
- **No property in E5 8QY listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0670,51.5568,E58QY
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Hackney 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0670,51.5568,E58QY
- **£605,729 average price**: For the whole of Hackney, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0670,51.5568,E58QY
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0670,51.5568,E58QY
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0670,51.5568,E58QY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at E5 8QY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0670,51.5568,E58QY
- **Moderate road and rail noise at E5 8QY**: Road 51 dB, rail 62 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0670,51.5568,E58QY
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.0670,51.5568,E58QY
- **18.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0670,51.5568,E58QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Boxing Academy AP Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-boxing-academy-ap-free-school-e143103) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Benthal Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benthal-primary-school-e100260) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-scholasticas-catholic-primary-school-e100274) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nightingale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nightingale-primary-school-e100254) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shacklewell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shacklewell-primary-school-e100241) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Al-Falah Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-falah-primary-school-e133449) | Independent | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Northwold Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northwold-primary-school-e141576) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Excelsior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-excelsior-academy-e131062) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £685,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| November 2025 | £530,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2026 | £635,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2024 | £640,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2023 | £865,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £360,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| May 2024 | £495,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2023 | £600,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rectory Road (210 m, 3 minutes on foot); Clapton (880 m, 11 minutes on foot); Hackney Downs (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE (350 m); THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD) (440 m); SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE (510 m); FOUNTAYNE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (860 m); THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE) (930 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (350 m); WELLCARE PHARMACY (660 m); BENJAMIN CHEMIST (730 m); FA STRANGE CHEMIST (840 m); ASVACARE (930 m)
- Dental practices: STOKE NEWINGTON DENTAL SURGERY (580 m); STOKE NEWINGTON DENTAL PRACTICE (630 m); CLAPTON POND DENTAL (780 m); ABNEY DENTAL PRACTICE (800 m); CLAPTON DENTAL SURGERY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Stoke Newington High St Express (560 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Stoke Newington Local (580 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Stoke Newington (650 m, Iceland); Co-op Dalston - Stoke Newington Road (780 m, The Co-operative Group); Whole Foods Market Stoke Newington (840 m, Whole Foods Market)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £605,729** (July 2026). Hackney’s average house price was £605,729 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £49,482** (2025). Full-time workers living in Hackney earned a median of £49,482 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 17th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.2×** (2025). A home in Hackney costs 12.2 times local full-time pay. 19th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 31.8** (2025). Hackney has a deprivation score of 31.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 27th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Hackney 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 40.0** (2025). Hackney 010B has a deprivation score of 40.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,553rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £545,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hackney 010B was £545,000 in 2025. Joint 3,660th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,801** (2021). Hackney 010B had 1,801 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,835th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 66.9%** (January 2026). In Hackney 010B, 66.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## E5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £595,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in E5 was £595,500 in 2025. 153rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 49,940** (2021). E5 had 49,940 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 214th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in E5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.3%** (January 2026). In E5, 85.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney)
- Centre: 51.5568, -0.0670

Council: [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hackney North and Stoke Newington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hackney-north-and-stoke-newington): Ms Diane Abbott (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.0670,51.5568,E58QY

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