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E2 8AF

Hoxton East & Shoreditch · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Hoxton East & Shoreditch
Local authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Postcode district
E2
Postcode sector
E2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E2 8AA 0 m
N1 6NA 29 m
E2 8AE 51 m
E2 8DN 55 m
E2 8DA 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E2 8AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E2
Postcode sector
E2 8
Latitude
51.528442
Longitude
-0.078178
British National Grid easting
533,409
British National Grid northing
182,809

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Electoral ward
Hoxton East & Shoreditch · E05009377
Parish or community
E43000202
Westminster constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch · E14001260
Output area
E00008861
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 033B · E01033706
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 033 · E02007111

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1b, Crooked Billet Yard, London, E2 8AF 15 July 2013 £610,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
382
Primary
195
Secondary
50

  1. St Monica's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    167 m

  2. Columbia Market Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    275 m

  3. Virginia Primary School

    Academy converter

    296 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
26,081
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,661
  • Theft from the person 3,277
  • Other theft 3,047
  • Anti social behaviour 2,693
  • Shoplifting 2,676

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

4 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
E2 8 residents
8,986

Age bands in E2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.2%

1,184 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.5%

1,296 residents

Age 25 to 44
48.1%

4,313 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.9%

1,605 residents

Age 65 and over
6.3%

561 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

122

within 5 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 STROUTS PLACE, PELTER STREET, LONDON, E2 7QU

    ODS code F84051

    304 m

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

    ST LEONARDS, 85 NUTTALL ST, LONDON, N1 5HZ

    ODS code F84096

    600 m

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    824 m

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    824 m

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    CITY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, UNIT 1-3 GROUND FLOOR, CITY HOUSE, 190-196 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2QH

    ODS code F83064

    898 m

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    983 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.0 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.1 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    1.2 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    1.4 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

    287-293 NEW NORTH ROAD, LONDON, N1 7AA

    ODS code F83034

    1.4 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.5 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.5 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.5 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

    MISSION MEDICAL PRACTICE, 208 CAMBRIDGE HEATH ROAD, BETHNAL GREEN, LONDON, E2 9LS

    ODS code F84016

    1.5 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.7 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.7 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    16 1/2 ST PETER'S STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 8JG

    ODS code F83032

    1.8 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.8 km

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 122 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Waterson Street

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.0 miles

  • Shoreditch Church

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.0 miles

  • Hackney Road / Columbia Road

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.1 miles

  • Falkirk Street

    BCT · Hoxton

    0.1 miles

  • Shoreditch Church

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 033B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,934 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
3
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

382 open schools are in scope, including 195 primary and 50 secondary schools. St Monica's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 167 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

26,081 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,173.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,661 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.