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E5

UK postcode district

Part of London

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,194
Current units
663
Coordinate coverage
99%
Electoral wards
8

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
531

Postcode sectors in E5

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
15,044 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Linscott Road, London, E5 0RD 16 July 2026 £1,050,000
2, Ground Floor Flat, Sewdley Street, London, E5 0AX 16 July 2026 £610,000
28, Flat E, Upper Clapton Road, London, E5 8BQ 14 July 2026 £235,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
19
Primary
10
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
4,886
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,337
  • Anti social behaviour 662
  • Other theft 390
  • Theft from the person 379
  • Public order 351

Census 2021

Population and age profile

E5 usual residents
49,018
Age-profile population
49,887

Age bands in E5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
20%
9,967 residents
Age 15 to 24
12.9%
6,414 residents
Age 25 to 44
37.3%
18,587 residents
Age 45 to 64
21.3%
10,649 residents
Age 65 and over
8.6%
4,270 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 641 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 626 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 472 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

6

in this district

  • ATHENA MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ATHERDEN ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 0QP

    ODS code F84060

  • HEALY MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 UPPER CLAPTON ROAD, LONDON, E5 9DH

    ODS code F84720

  • LOWER CLAPTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    THE PORTICO, 34 LINSCOTT ROAD, LONDON, E5 0RD

    ODS code F84003

  • THE CLAPTON SURGERY

    THEYDON ROAD HEALTH CTR, 14 URBAN HIVE, THEYDON RD, LONDON, E5 9BQ

    ODS code F84668

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

  • THE RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

    14 URBAN HIVE, THEYDON ROAD, LONDON, E5 9BQ

    ODS code F84619

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £535,000 from 2,221 recorded sales in E5. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Hackney is £605,442 in June 2026, up 0.4% year on year.

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

4,886 published events cover 12 months, averaging 407 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,337 events.

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