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E5 8RJ

Hackney Downs · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Hackney Downs
Local authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Postcode district
E5
Postcode sector
E5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E5 8RD 31 m
E5 8RQ 44 m
E5 8SQ 66 m
E5 8BN 77 m
E5 8RL 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E5 8RJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E5
Postcode sector
E5 8
Latitude
51.561974
Longitude
-0.062828
British National Grid easting
534,375
British National Grid northing
186,566

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
E00008810
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 006D · E01001768
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 006 · E02000350

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
41, Narford Road, London, E5 8RJ 4 August 2025 £1,100,000
43, Narford Road, London, E5 8RJ 10 April 2025 £990,000
19, Flat 2, Narford Road, London, E5 8RJ 6 October 2023 £625,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
335
Primary
186
Secondary
44

  1. Northwold Primary School

    Academy converter

    98 m

  2. St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    358 m

  3. Ohr Emes

    Other independent school

    367 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,412
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,155
  • Anti social behaviour 1,455
  • Theft from the person 992
  • Other theft 879
  • Public order 815

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
125

64 female, 61 male

Postcode households
55
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.8% 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

131

within 5 km

  • FOUNTAYNE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A FOUNTAYNE ROAD, LONDON, N16 7EA

    ODS code F84080

    315 m

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

    414 m

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84694

    588 m

  • HEALY MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 UPPER CLAPTON ROAD, LONDON, E5 9DH

    ODS code F84720

    594 m

  • SPRING HILL PRACTICE

    BELFAST ROAD, LONDON, N16 6UH

    ODS code Y03049

    712 m

  • THE CLAPTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84668

    887 m

  • THE RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84619

    887 m

  • ATHENA MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ATHERDEN ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 0QP

    ODS code F84060

    1.0 km

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    1.1 km

  • LOWER CLAPTON GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84003

    1.2 km

  • STAMFORD HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84013

    1.4 km

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    1.5 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    1.5 km

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    1.6 km

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84621

    1.6 km

  • THE SURGERY (CRANWICH ROAD)

    THE SURGERY, 62 CRANWICH ROAD, LONDON, N16 5JF

    ODS code F84686

    1.8 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.8 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.9 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.9 km

  • LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE

    4 HOMERTON TERRACE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6RT

    ODS code F84719

    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

  • Geldeston Road

    BCT · Upper Clapton

    0.1 miles

  • Geldeston Road

    BCT · Upper Clapton

    0.1 miles

  • Fountayne Road Stoke Newington

    BCT · Stoke Newington

    0.1 miles

  • Clapton Library

    BCT · Upper Clapton

    0.2 miles

  • Clapton Library

    BCT · Upper Clapton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 006D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,525 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
8
Medium risk addresses
5
Low risk addresses
26
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £625,000 from 5 recorded sales in E5 8RJ. 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

Published establishments

335 open schools are in scope, including 186 primary and 44 secondary schools. Northwold Primary School is the nearest published school at 98 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

11,412 published events cover 12 months, averaging 951 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,155 events.

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