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E2 8BU

Haggerston · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Haggerston
Local authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Postcode district
E2
Postcode sector
E2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E2 8BY 33 m
E2 8BS 45 m
E2 8BF 48 m
E2 8BX 55 m
E2 8BG 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E2 8BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E2
Postcode sector
E2 8
Latitude
51.535634
Longitude
-0.075322
British National Grid easting
533,586
British National Grid northing
183,614

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Electoral ward
Haggerston · E05009375
Parish or community
E43000202
Westminster constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch · E14001260
Output area
E00176248
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 025E · E01001773
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 025 · E02000369

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
380
Primary
193
Secondary
53

  1. The Bridge Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    166 m

  2. Waterside Academy

    Free schools

    353 m

  3. Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    362 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22,692
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,065
  • Theft from the person 2,864
  • Anti social behaviour 2,621
  • Other theft 2,186
  • Shoplifting 2,072

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

17 female, 8 male

Postcode households
10
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 0.3% 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

125

within 5 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    352 m

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    372 m

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    690 m

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    702 m

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    830 m

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    830 m

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    959 m

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    1.1 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.1 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.2 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.2 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.2 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.3 km

  • 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

    1.4 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.4 km

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    1.4 km

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    1.5 km

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE, 1A MADINAH ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84621

    1.5 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.5 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 125 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

  • Laburnum Street

    BCT · De Beauvoir Town

    0.1 miles

  • Laburnum Street

    BCT · De Beauvoir Town

    0.1 miles

  • Whiston Road

    BCT · Haggerston

    0.1 miles

  • Kingsland Road

    BCT · Haggerston

    0.1 miles

  • St Leonards Hospital

    BCT · Hoxton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 025E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,100 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

380 open schools are in scope, including 193 primary and 53 secondary schools. The Bridge Academy is the nearest published school at 166 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

22,692 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,891 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,065 events.

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