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E8 2BU

Shacklewell · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Shacklewell
Local authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Postcode district
E8
Postcode sector
E8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N16 7RW 9 m
N16 7TP 36 m
E8 2BS 38 m
N16 7UN 68 m
E8 2EH 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E8 2BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E8
Postcode sector
E8 2
Latitude
51.554281
Longitude
-0.068564
British National Grid easting
534,000
British National Grid northing
185,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Electoral ward
Shacklewell · E05009382
Parish or community
E43000202
Westminster constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington · E14001259
Output area
E00009132
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 014D · E01001833
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 014 · E02000358

Postcode source versions

Explore E8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
356
Primary
193
Secondary
45

  1. Shacklewell Primary School

    Community school

    312 m

  2. The Excelsior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    365 m

  3. Halley House School

    Free schools

    384 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,130
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,120
  • Anti social behaviour 1,862
  • Theft from the person 1,600
  • Shoplifting 1,364
  • Other theft 1,306

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

132

within 5 km straight-line

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    285 m

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

    615 m

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84694

    660 m

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    711 m

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    730 m

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84621

    730 m

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    923 m

  • ATHENA MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ATHERDEN ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 0QP

    ODS code F84060

    1.1 km

  • LOWER CLAPTON GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84003

    1.1 km

  • FOUNTAYNE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A FOUNTAYNE ROAD, LONDON, N16 7EA

    ODS code F84080

    1.2 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.2 km

  • SPRING HILL PRACTICE

    BELFAST ROAD, LONDON, N16 6UH

    ODS code Y03049

    1.2 km

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    1.3 km

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    1.3 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.4 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.5 km

  • HEALY MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 UPPER CLAPTON ROAD, LONDON, E5 9DH

    ODS code F84720

    1.5 km

  • LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE

    4 HOMERTON TERRACE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6RT

    ODS code F84719

    1.6 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.7 km

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

    49 HIGHBURY NEW PARK, HIGHBURY, LONDON, N5 2ET

    ODS code F83045

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 132 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Shacklewell Lane /Amhurst Road

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.0 miles

  • Shacklewell Lane /Amhurst Road

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.0 miles

  • Shacklewell Lane

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.0 miles

  • Shacklewell Lane

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.0 miles

  • Downs Road / Rectory Road

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 014D, 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

8,648 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

356 open schools are in scope, including 193 primary and 45 secondary schools. Shacklewell Primary School is the nearest published school at 312 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,130 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,344.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,120 events.

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