E8 2DF

Shacklewell · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E8 2EZ 47 m
E8 2DA 50 m
E8 2DG 53 m
E8 2DH 55 m
E8 2DB 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E8 2DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E8
Postcode sector
E8 2
Latitude
51.551272
Longitude
-0.072614
British National Grid easting
533,728
British National Grid northing
185,358

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Parish or community
E43000202
Output area
E00008694
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 014B · E01001747
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 014 · E02000358

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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68 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Gateway Mews, London, E8 2DF 27 June 2025 £410,000
12, Gateway Mews, London, E8 2DF 9 May 2025 £497,700
5, Gateway Mews, London, E8 2DF 27 September 2024 £580,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
358
Primary
194
Secondary
47
  1. Halley House School

    Free schools

    59 m
  2. The Excelsior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    75 m
  3. Shacklewell Primary School

    Community school

    218 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,450
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,205
  • Anti social behaviour 1,912
  • Theft from the person 1,656
  • Shoplifting 1,360
  • Other theft 1,328

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
61

25 female, 36 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E8 2 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

128

within 5 km

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    281 m

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    405 m

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    542 m

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84621

    542 m

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    593 m

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    918 m

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84694

    986 m

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    1.0 km

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

    1.1 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.1 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.2 km

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    1.3 km

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.4 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.4 km

  • ATHENA MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ATHERDEN ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 0QP

    ODS code F84060

    1.4 km

  • LOWER CLAPTON GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84003

    1.4 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.5 km

  • FOUNTAYNE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A FOUNTAYNE ROAD, LONDON, N16 7EA

    ODS code F84080

    1.6 km

  • SPRING HILL PRACTICE

    BELFAST ROAD, LONDON, N16 6UH

    ODS code Y03049

    1.6 km

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 128 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

  • Shacklewell Lane Dalston

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.1 miles
  • Shacklewell Lane / Kingsland High Street

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.1 miles
  • Shacklewell Lane Dalston

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.1 miles
  • The Petchey Academy

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.1 miles
  • The Petchey Academy

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 014B, 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

9,680 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
0
Medium risk addresses
6
Low risk addresses
3
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 £511,350 from 10 recorded sales in E8 2DF. 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

358 open schools are in scope, including 194 primary and 47 secondary schools. Halley House School is the nearest published school at 59 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

16,450 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,370.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,205 events.

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