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E8 2AF

Hackney Central · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hackney Central
Local authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Postcode district
E8
Postcode sector
E8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E8 2HS 43 m
E8 2JL 77 m
E8 2AZ 90 m
E8 2AW 96 m
E8 2AD 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E8 2AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E8
Postcode sector
E8 2
Latitude
51.550306
Longitude
-0.064188
British National Grid easting
534,315
British National Grid northing
185,266

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Electoral ward
Hackney Central · E05009372
Parish or community
E43000202
Westminster constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch · E14001260
Output area
E00008786
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 016E · E01001759
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 016 · E02000360

Postcode source versions

Explore E8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
358
Primary
188
Secondary
47

  1. Mossbourne Parkside Academy

    Academy converter

    209 m

  2. Mossbourne Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    246 m

  3. Stormont House School

    Community special school

    417 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18,394
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,909
  • Anti social behaviour 2,013
  • Theft from the person 1,758
  • Shoplifting 1,610
  • Other theft 1,465

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

21 female, 10 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.8
E8 2 residents
10,133

Age bands in E8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,592 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,178 residents

Age 25 to 44
45.3%

4,591 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.8%

2,110 residents

Age 65 and over
6.5%

661 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E8 2 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+
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%

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

129

within 5 km

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    350 m

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84621

    350 m

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    649 m

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    701 m

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    812 m

  • LOWER CLAPTON GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84003

    887 m

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

    894 m

  • ATHENA MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ATHERDEN ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 0QP

    ODS code F84060

    919 m

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    998 m

  • LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE

    4 HOMERTON TERRACE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6RT

    ODS code F84719

    1.1 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.1 km

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84694

    1.2 km

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    1.3 km

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    1.4 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    1.4 km

  • THE LEA SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84105

    1.5 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.5 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.5 km

  • FOUNTAYNE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A FOUNTAYNE ROAD, LONDON, N16 7EA

    ODS code F84080

    1.6 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 129 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sandringham Road /Amhurst Road

    BCT · Dalston

    0.0 miles

  • Sandringham Road /Amhurst Road

    BCT · Dalston

    0.0 miles

  • Amhurst Road / Dalston Lane

    BCT · Hackney

    0.1 miles

  • Downs Park Road

    BCT · Dalston

    0.1 miles

  • Hackney Downs Station

    BCT · Hackney

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 016E, 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

10,661 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 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.

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

Schools

358 open schools are in scope, including 188 primary and 47 secondary schools. Mossbourne Parkside Academy is the nearest published school at 209 m.

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

Recorded crime

18,394 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,532.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,909 events.

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