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E5 8HU

Homerton · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Homerton
Local authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Postcode district
E5
Postcode sector
E5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E5 8HL 68 m
E5 8HB 85 m
E5 8HW 86 m
E5 8HP 90 m
E5 0NS 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E5 8HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E5
Postcode sector
E5 8
Latitude
51.550438
Longitude
-0.054216
British National Grid easting
535,006
British National Grid northing
185,299

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Electoral ward
Homerton · E05009376
Parish or community
E43000202
Westminster constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch · E14001260
Output area
E00008639
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 017B · E01001734
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 017 · E02000361

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Churchwell Court, Flat 11, Clapton Square, London, E5 8HU 30 November 2009 £185,000
Churchwell Court, Flat 9, Clapton Square, London, E5 8HU 22 July 2005 £155,000
Churchwell Court, Flat 10, Clapton Square, London, E5 8HU 27 July 2004 £155,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
360
Primary
192
Secondary
48

  1. The Olive School, Hackney

    Free schools

    129 m

  2. St John and St James CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    397 m

  3. The City Academy, Hackney

    Academy sponsor led

    446 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,040
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,630
  • Anti social behaviour 1,861
  • Theft from the person 1,570
  • Shoplifting 1,543
  • Other theft 1,363

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

18 female, 14 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
3.6
E5 8 residents
15,935

Age bands in E5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

2,948 residents

Age 15 to 24
13%

2,091 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.1%

6,309 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.6%

3,490 residents

Age 65 and over
8%

1,290 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E5 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

133

within 5 km

  • LOWER CLAPTON GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84003

    351 m

  • ATHENA MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ATHERDEN ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 0QP

    ODS code F84060

    506 m

  • LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE

    4 HOMERTON TERRACE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6RT

    ODS code F84719

    540 m

  • THE LEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84105

    809 m

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    897 m

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    947 m

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84621

    947 m

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

    1.0 km

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    1.1 km

  • THE WICK HEALTH CENTRE

    10 KENWORTHY ROAD, LONDON, E9 5TD

    ODS code F84620

    1.2 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    1.2 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.2 km

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    1.3 km

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    1.3 km

  • KINGSMEAD HEALTHCARE

    4 KINGSMEAD WAY, LONDON, E9 5QG

    ODS code F84015

    1.4 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.6 km

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84694

    1.6 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.6 km

  • THE CLAPTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84668

    1.7 km

  • THE RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84619

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 133 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

  • Clapton Square

    BCT · Hackney

    0.0 miles

  • Hackney Baths

    BCT · Hackney

    0.1 miles

  • Hackney Baths

    BCT · Hackney

    0.1 miles

  • Mare Street / Narrow Way

    BCT · Hackney

    0.1 miles

  • Hackney Baths

    BCT · Hackney

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 017B, 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

7,543 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
0
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

360 open schools are in scope, including 192 primary and 48 secondary schools. The Olive School, Hackney is the nearest published school at 129 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

17,040 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,420 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,630 events.

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