# EC2A 4HJ: area report for a postcode in Hackney

EC2A 4HJ 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 EC2A 4HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) › [EC2A](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec2a) › [EC2A 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec2a-4)

## Around this postcode

- **408 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. Hackney 033C: 924 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0834,51.5236,EC2A4HJ
- **Old Street, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0834,51.5236,EC2A4HJ
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0834,51.5236,EC2A4HJ
- **No property in EC2A 4HJ 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=-0.0834,51.5236,EC2A4HJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Hackney 033C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0834,51.5236,EC2A4HJ
- **£605,729 average price**: For the whole of Hackney, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0834,51.5236,EC2A4HJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0834,51.5236,EC2A4HJ
- **32 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0834,51.5236,EC2A4HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EC2A 4HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0834,51.5236,EC2A4HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at EC2A 4HJ**: Road 54 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0834,51.5236,EC2A4HJ
- **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=-0.0834,51.5236,EC2A4HJ
- **23.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0834,51.5236,EC2A4HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Lyceum](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lyceum-e131343) | Independent | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Workers' Educational Association](https://openindex.co.uk/school/workers-educational-association-e130419) | Sixth form and further education | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Central Foundation Boys' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/central-foundation-boys-school-e100458) | Secondary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 55.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Monica's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-monicas-catholic-primary-school-e150550) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Virginia Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/virginia-primary-school-e151832) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2021 | – |
| [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e100443) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prior-weston-primary-school-and-childrens-centre-e100434) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brick Lane School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brick-lane-school-e149018) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £415,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £465,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £970,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £1,395,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £380,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £915,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| October 2023 | £1,200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| March 2023 | £1,200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Old Street (400 m, 5 minutes on foot); Old Street (430 m, 5 minutes on foot); Shoreditch High Street (560 m, 7 minutes on foot); London Liverpool Street (640 m, 8 minutes on foot); Moorgate (690 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (720 m); STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE (910 m)
- Pharmacies: APEX PHARMACY (540 m); BOOTS (600 m); BOOTS (610 m); PORTMANS PHARMACY (650 m); JUDDS CHEMIST (660 m)
- Dental practices: DENTESSENTIALS (270 m); MOORGATE DENTAL (330 m); DENTAL SURGERY (380 m); DENTAL ART STUDIOS (450 m); BESPOKE DENTAL & IMPLANT CLINIC (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco City Rd Express (260 m, Tesco); Sainsburys London City Road Local (310 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Broadgate Quarter Express (320 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Shoreditch Old Street Local (340 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Shoreditch Express (410 m, Tesco)

## 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 033C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.5** (2025). Hackney 033C has a deprivation score of 14.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,839th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £950,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hackney 033C was £950,000 in 2025. Joint 527th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,869** (2021). Hackney 033C had 1,869 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,952nd 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: 87.5%** (January 2026). In Hackney 033C, 87.5% 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.

## EC2A (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £960,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EC2A was £960,000 in 2025. 26th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 3,027** (2021). EC2A had 3,027 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 344th least 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 EC2A 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: 87.7%** (January 2026). In EC2A, 87.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney)
- Centre: 51.5236, -0.0834

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), 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=-0.0834,51.5236,EC2A4HJ

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