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E8 2HU

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 2JN 16 m
E8 2HL 45 m
E8 2HX 45 m
E8 2HQ 63 m
E8 2HG 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E8 2HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E8
Postcode sector
E8 2
Latitude
51.550663
Longitude
-0.067274
British National Grid easting
534,100
British National Grid northing
185,300

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
E00008757
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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
359
Primary
188
Secondary
47

  1. The Excelsior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    329 m

  2. Halley House School

    Free schools

    375 m

  3. Mossbourne Parkside Academy

    Academy converter

    396 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
17,981
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,782
  • Anti social behaviour 2,038
  • Theft from the person 1,744
  • Other theft 1,483
  • Shoplifting 1,403

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

130

within 5 km straight-line

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    321 m

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84621

    321 m

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    508 m

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    561 m

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    781 m

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    856 m

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

    910 m

  • 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

    1.1 km

  • LOWER CLAPTON GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84003

    1.1 km

  • ATHENA MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ATHERDEN ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 0QP

    ODS code F84060

    1.1 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.3 km

  • LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE

    4 HOMERTON TERRACE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6RT

    ODS code F84719

    1.3 km

  • ELSDALE STREET SURGERY

    28 ELSDALE STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6QY

    ODS code F84601

    1.5 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.5 km

  • FOUNTAYNE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A FOUNTAYNE ROAD, LONDON, N16 7EA

    ODS code F84080

    1.5 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.6 km

  • THE GREENHOUSE WALK-IN

    19 TUDOR ROAD, LONDON, E9 7SN

    ODS code F84632

    1.6 km

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    1.6 km

  • WELL STREET SURGERY

    28 SHORE ROAD, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 7TA

    ODS code F84069

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 130 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Downs Park Road

    BCT · Dalston

    0.1 miles

  • Downs Park Road

    BCT · Dalston

    0.1 miles

  • Sandringham Road /Amhurst Road

    BCT · Dalston

    0.1 miles

  • Sandringham Road /Amhurst Road

    BCT · Dalston

    0.2 miles

  • Cecilia Road / Greenacre Court

    BCT · Dalston

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

359 open schools are in scope, including 188 primary and 47 secondary schools. The Excelsior Academy is the nearest published school at 329 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,981 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,498.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,782 events.

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