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E5 5BF

Hackney Downs · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hackney Downs
Local authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Postcode district
E5
Postcode sector
E5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E5 5AZ 4 m
E5 5BU 4 m
E5 5DA 4 m
E5 5DN 4 m
E5 5DS 4 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E5 5BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2010
Terminated
1 October 2011
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E5
Postcode sector
E5 5
Latitude
51.560016
Longitude
-0.057529
British National Grid easting
534,748
British National Grid northing
186,358

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Electoral ward
Hackney Downs · E05009373
Parish or community
E43000202
Westminster constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington · E14001259
Output area
E00008815
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 010D · E01001767
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 010 · E02000354

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
343
Primary
185
Secondary
44

  1. Al-Falah Primary School

    Other independent school

    226 m

  2. St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    371 m

  3. Southwold Primary School

    Community school

    468 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,580
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,552
  • Anti social behaviour 1,435
  • Shoplifting 1,085
  • Theft from the person 1,061
  • Other theft 940

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

131

within 5 km

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

    391 m

  • ATHENA MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ATHERDEN ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 0QP

    ODS code F84060

    638 m

  • FOUNTAYNE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A FOUNTAYNE ROAD, LONDON, N16 7EA

    ODS code F84080

    719 m

  • THE CLAPTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84668

    733 m

  • THE RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84619

    733 m

  • HEALY MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 UPPER CLAPTON ROAD, LONDON, E5 9DH

    ODS code F84720

    798 m

  • LOWER CLAPTON GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84003

    820 m

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

    BROOKE ROAD SURGERY, 40-42 BROOKE ROAD, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7LR

    ODS code F84694

    915 m

  • SPRING HILL PRACTICE

    BELFAST ROAD, LONDON, N16 6UH

    ODS code Y03049

    1.1 km

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    1.3 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

  • LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE

    4 HOMERTON TERRACE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6RT

    ODS code F84719

    1.6 km

  • THE LEA SURGERY

    ALFRED HEALTH CENTRE, 186 HOMERTON HIGH STREET, LONDON, E9 6AG

    ODS code F84105

    1.6 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

    6 BARRETTS GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 8AR

    ODS code F84636

    1.7 km

  • STAMFORD HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    2 EGERTON ROAD, STAMFORD HILL, LONDON, N16 6UA

    ODS code F84013

    1.7 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.8 km

  • KINGSMEAD HEALTHCARE

    4 KINGSMEAD WAY, LONDON, E9 5QG

    ODS code F84015

    1.8 km

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

    233 ALBION ROAD, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9JT

    ODS code F84008

    1.8 km

  • THE WICK HEALTH CENTRE

    10 KENWORTHY ROAD, LONDON, E9 5TD

    ODS code F84620

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 131 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

  • Upper Clapton Road / Brooke Road

    BCT · Lower Clapton

    0.0 miles

  • Lea Bridge Roundabout

    BCT · Lower Clapton

    0.1 miles

  • Clapton Station

    RSE · Upper Clapton

    0.1 miles

  • Lea Bridge Roundabout / B6 College

    BCT · Lower Clapton

    0.1 miles

  • Clapton Rail Station

    RLY · Upper Clapton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 010D, 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

9,378 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

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

343 open schools are in scope, including 185 primary and 44 secondary schools. Al-Falah Primary School is the nearest published school at 226 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

12,580 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,048.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,552 events.

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