# E8 2HQ: area report for a postcode in Hackney

E8 2HQ 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 2HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) › [E8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e8) › [E8 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e8-2)

## Around this postcode

- **158 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Hackney 016E: 119 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0672,51.5501,E82HQ
- **Hackney Downs, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0672,51.5501,E82HQ
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0672,51.5501,E82HQ
- **No property in E8 2HQ 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=-0.0672,51.5501,E82HQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Hackney 016E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0672,51.5501,E82HQ
- **£619,408 average price**: For the whole of Hackney, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0672,51.5501,E82HQ
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0672,51.5501,E82HQ
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0672,51.5501,E82HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at E8 2HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0672,51.5501,E82HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at E8 2HQ**: Road 59 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0672,51.5501,E82HQ
- **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=-0.0672,51.5501,E82HQ
- **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=-0.0672,51.5501,E82HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mossbourne Parkside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mossbourne-parkside-academy-e142255) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Excelsior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-excelsior-academy-e131062) | Secondary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Halley House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halley-house-school-e141750) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mossbourne Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mossbourne-community-academy-e134693) | Secondary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 67.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Shacklewell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shacklewell-primary-school-e100241) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stormont House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stormont-house-school-e100307) | Special | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 | – |
| [Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-e100263) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, July 2025 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Boxing Academy AP Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-boxing-academy-ap-free-school-e143103) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £960,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £680,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| October 2023 | £576,550 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £670,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £1,047,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £517,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £314,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £695,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hackney Downs (460 m, 6 minutes on foot); Dalston Kingsland (630 m, 8 minutes on foot); Dalston Junction (700 m, 9 minutes on foot); Hackney Central (840 m, 11 minutes on foot); Rectory Road (940 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DALSTON PRACTICE (260 m); SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE (260 m); BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (510 m); SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE (560 m); RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (790 m)
- Pharmacies: DEVS CHEMIST (200 m); BOOTS (550 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (560 m); J EDMUNDS PHARMACY (670 m); WELLCARE PHARMACY (670 m)
- Dental practices: DALSTON LANE (DENTAL SURGERY) (510 m); BRADBURY STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (640 m); DENTAL & ORAL SURGERY (640 m); DENTAL SURGERY (670 m); BALLS POND ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Hackney Dalston Ln Express (440 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Dalston (510 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Dalston (540 m, Iceland); Co-op Dalston - Stoke Newington Road (590 m, The Co-operative Group); Aldi Local Kingsland Shopping Centre (620 m, Aldi)

## 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 016E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.7** (2025). Hackney 016E has a deprivation score of 25.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,635th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £535,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hackney 016E was £535,000 in 2025. Joint 3,866th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,647** (2021). Hackney 016E had 1,647 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,830th 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: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Hackney 016E, 98.7% 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: 51.5501, -0.0672

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=-0.0672,51.5501,E82HQ

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