E8 1HL

Hackney Central · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Hackney
Postcode district
E8
Postcode sector
E8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E5 8HH 56 m
E8 1FL 81 m
E8 1JG 90 m
E8 1JU 102 m
E5 8HJ 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E8 1HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E8
Postcode sector
E8 1
Latitude
51.549776
Longitude
-0.056047
British National Grid easting
534,881
British National Grid northing
185,222

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Parish or community
E43000202
Output area
E00008788
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 017C · E01001760
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 017 · E02000361

Postcode source versions

Explore E8

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
281, Dalston Lane, London, E8 1HL 15 December 2022 £430,000
195, Dalston Lane, London, E8 1HL 28 September 2022 £460,000
253, Dalston Lane, London, E8 1HL 23 December 2021 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
359
Primary
190
Secondary
47
  1. The Olive School, Hackney

    Free schools

    241 m
  2. Stormont House School

    Community special school

    407 m
  3. Mossbourne Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    420 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,573
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,803
  • Anti social behaviour 1,899
  • Theft from the person 1,618
  • Shoplifting 1,537
  • Other theft 1,401

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
124

60 female, 64 male

Postcode households
56
Residents per household
2.2
E8 1 residents
8,677

Age bands in E8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

1,210 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

900 residents

Age 25 to 44
46.2%

3,990 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.9%

1,809 residents

Age 65 and over
8.4%

729 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E8 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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+
36.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
36.8%
Gigabit-capable
36.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

132

within 5 km

  • LOWER CLAPTON GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84003

    474 m

  • LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE

    4 HOMERTON TERRACE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6RT

    ODS code F84719

    577 m

  • ATHENA MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ATHERDEN ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 0QP

    ODS code F84060

    607 m

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    804 m

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84621

    804 m

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    892 m

  • THE LEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84105

    914 m

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    995 m

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

    1.0 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.1 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

    1.2 km

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    1.2 km

  • THE WICK HEALTH CENTRE

    10 KENWORTHY ROAD, LONDON, E9 5TD

    ODS code F84620

    1.3 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.4 km

  • KINGSMEAD HEALTHCARE

    4 KINGSMEAD WAY, LONDON, E9 5QG

    ODS code F84015

    1.5 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.5 km

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84694

    1.5 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    1.6 km

  • FOUNTAYNE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A FOUNTAYNE ROAD, LONDON, N16 7EA

    ODS code F84080

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 132 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Clarence Road Hackney

    BCT · Hackney

    0.0 miles
  • Mare Street / Narrow Way

    BCT · Hackney

    0.0 miles
  • Clapton Square

    BCT · Hackney

    0.1 miles
  • Pembury Circus

    BCT · Hackney

    0.1 miles
  • Pembury Circus

    BCT · Hackney

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 017C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,348 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
2 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
33
Medium risk addresses
12
Low risk addresses
10
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

Property market

The five-year median is £430,000 from 3 recorded sales in E8 1HL. 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

359 open schools are in scope, including 190 primary and 47 secondary schools. The Olive School, Hackney is the nearest published school at 241 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,573 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,464.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,803 events.

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