# N16 8HG: area report for a postcode in Hackney

N16 8HG 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 N16 8HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) › [N16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n16) › [N16 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n16-8)

## Around this postcode

- **106 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Hackney 014C: 261 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0779,51.5571,N168HG
- **Rectory Road, 680 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0779,51.5571,N168HG
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0779,51.5571,N168HG
- **No property in N16 8HG 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=-0.0779,51.5571,N168HG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Hackney 014C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0779,51.5571,N168HG
- **£605,729 average price**: For the whole of Hackney, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0779,51.5571,N168HG
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0779,51.5571,N168HG
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0779,51.5571,N168HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at N16 8HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0779,51.5571,N168HG
- **Low road and rail noise at N16 8HG**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0779,51.5571,N168HG
- **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=-0.0779,51.5571,N168HG
- **18.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0779,51.5571,N168HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Garden School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-garden-school-e100311) | Special | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Grasmere Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grasmere-primary-school-e100252) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoke-newington-school-and-sixth-form-e100279) | Secondary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | Attainment 8 of 52.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Betty Layward Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/betty-layward-primary-school-e131706) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Matthias Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthias-church-of-england-primary-school-e100267) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Princess May Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/princess-may-primary-school-e100239) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 70% 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) |
| [William Patten Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-patten-primary-school-e130932) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £389,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2025 | £860,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £389,250 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £627,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £685,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £705,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £660,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £475,090 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rectory Road (690 m, 9 minutes on foot); Stoke Newington (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE (520 m); THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE) (550 m); BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE (560 m); THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD) (590 m); MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE (750 m)
- Pharmacies: ALLEN PHARMACY (400 m); WELLCARE PHARMACY (430 m); SAFEDALE LTD (580 m); SAFEDALE LTD (590 m); BENJAMIN CHEMIST (630 m)
- Dental practices: STOKE NEWINGTON DENTAL SURGERY (330 m); STOKE NEWINGTON DENTAL PRACTICE (430 m); COLOSSEUM DENTAL (STOKE NEWINGTON) (560 m); ABNEY DENTAL PRACTICE (720 m); DENTAL SURGERY (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Stoke Newington High St Express (250 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Stoke Newington Local (420 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Stoke Newington (530 m, Iceland); Tesco Matthias Road Express (600 m, Tesco); Co-op Dalston - Stoke Newington Road (600 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 014C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.6** (2025). Hackney 014C has a deprivation score of 29.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,457th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £580,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hackney 014C was £580,000 in 2025. Joint 2,968th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,878** (2021). Hackney 014C had 1,878 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,719th 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In Hackney 014C, 97.9% 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.

## N16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £600,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in N16 was £600,000 in 2025. Joint 148th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 67,927** (2021). N16 had 67,927 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 50th 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 N16 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: 95.2%** (January 2026). In N16, 95.2% 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: 51.5571, -0.0779

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=-0.0779,51.5571,N168HG

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