# E8 1GY: area report for a postcode in Hackney

E8 1GY 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 E8 1GY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) › [E8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e8) › [E8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **271 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. Hackney 017C: 540 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0541,51.5492,E81GY
- **Hackney Central, 270 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0541,51.5492,E81GY
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0541,51.5492,E81GY
- **No property in E8 1GY 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=-0.0541,51.5492,E81GY
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Hackney 017C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0541,51.5492,E81GY
- **£619,408 average price**: For the whole of Hackney, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0541,51.5492,E81GY
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0541,51.5492,E81GY
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0541,51.5492,E81GY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at E8 1GY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0541,51.5492,E81GY
- **Low road and rail noise at E8 1GY**: Road 52 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0541,51.5492,E81GY
- **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=-0.0541,51.5492,E81GY
- **17.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0541,51.5492,E81GY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Olive School, Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-olive-school-hackney-e139814) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John and St James CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-and-st-james-cofe-primary-school-e132137) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The City Academy, Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-city-academy-hackney-e135835) | Secondary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 53.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Morningside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morningside-primary-school-e100232) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, September 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cardinal Pole Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardinal-pole-catholic-school-e150604) | Secondary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-urswick-school-a-church-of-england-secondary-school-e100284) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Stormont House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stormont-house-school-e100307) | Special | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 | – |
| [Mossbourne Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mossbourne-community-academy-e134693) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 67.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £480,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £590,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £580,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £405,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2024 | £418,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £1,265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £1,275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2026 | £805,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hackney Central (270 m, 3 minutes on foot); Hackney Downs (470 m, 6 minutes on foot); Homerton (850 m, 11 minutes on foot); London Fields (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE (430 m); LOWER CLAPTON GENERAL PRACTICE (480 m); ATHENA MEDICAL CENTRE (640 m); THE LEA SURGERY (770 m); ELSDALE STREET SURGERY (770 m)
- Pharmacies: CLOCKWORK PHARMACY (50 m); BOOTS (120 m); SAFEDALE LTD (210 m); MARIJAK LTD (360 m); FRIENDS PHARMACY (360 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (120 m); HACKNEY DENTAL PRACTICE (360 m); DENTAL SURGERY (360 m); CLAPTON POND DENTAL (620 m); ORAL SURGERY LTD (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Hackney Lower Clapton Road Local (110 m, Sainsburys); M&S Hackney (200 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland Hackney (260 m, Iceland); Tesco Hackney Morning Lane Superstore (270 m, Tesco); Tesco Hackney Dalston Ln Express (500 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £619,408** (August 2026). Hackney’s average house price was £619,408 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 12.5×** (2025). A home in Hackney costs 12.5 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 21 October 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 017C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.5** (2025). Hackney 017C has a deprivation score of 34.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,348th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £625,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hackney 017C was £625,500 in 2025. 2,311th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,885** (2021). Hackney 017C had 1,885 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,559th 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: 82.6%** (January 2026). In Hackney 017C, 82.6% 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.

## E8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £612,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in E8 was £612,500 in 2025. 140th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,899** (2021). E8 had 41,899 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 390th 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 E8 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: 93.3%** (January 2026). In E8, 93.3% 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: 51.5492, -0.0541

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

## Your MP

- [Hackney South and Shoreditch](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hackney-south-and-shoreditch): Dame Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op)), 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), August 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=-0.0541,51.5492,E81GY

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