E5 8HX

Homerton · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Hackney
Postcode district
E5
Postcode sector
E5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E5 8HU 6 m
E5 8HL 63 m
E5 8HB 79 m
E5 8HP 87 m
E5 8HW 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E5 8HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E5
Postcode sector
E5 8
Latitude
51.550448
Longitude
-0.054302
British National Grid easting
535,000
British National Grid northing
185,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

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

Postcode source versions

Explore E5

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

    135 m
  2. St John and St James CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    402 m
  3. Stormont House School

    Community special school

    442 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,086
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,644
  • Anti social behaviour 1,870
  • Theft from the person 1,572
  • Shoplifting 1,543
  • Other theft 1,365

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

133

within 5 km straight-line

  • LOWER CLAPTON GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84003

    352 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

    544 m

  • THE LEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84105

    815 m

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    901 m

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    942 m

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84621

    942 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

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.2 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    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.

Nearby transport

  • Clapton Square

    BCT · Hackney

    0.0 miles
  • Hackney Baths

    BCT · Hackney

    0.1 miles
  • Mare Street / Narrow Way

    BCT · Hackney

    0.1 miles
  • Hackney Baths

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

360 open schools are in scope, including 192 primary and 48 secondary schools. The Olive School, Hackney is the nearest published school at 135 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,086 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,423.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,644 events.

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