E8 2LB

Dalston · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Dalston
Local authority
Hackney
Postcode district
E8
Postcode sector
E8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E8 2FA 18 m
E8 2JS 56 m
N16 8EP 63 m
N16 8JW 82 m
N16 8HU 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E8 2LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E8
Postcode sector
E8 2
Latitude
51.547780
Longitude
-0.075719
British National Grid easting
533,523
British National Grid northing
184,964

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Electoral ward
Dalston · E05009370
Parish or community
E43000202
Output area
E00183952
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 030A · E01033699
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 030 · E02007108

Postcode source versions

Explore E8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
367
Primary
193
Secondary
47
  1. The Children's House School

    Other independent school

    330 m
  2. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    424 m
  3. Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    453 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,229
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,334
  • Anti social behaviour 2,013
  • Theft from the person 1,666
  • Shoplifting 1,436
  • Other theft 1,433

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

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    399 m

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    522 m

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    592 m

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84621

    592 m

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    704 m

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    762 m

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    863 m

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    868 m

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    882 m

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.1 km

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.2 km

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84694

    1.4 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.4 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.5 km

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

    1.5 km

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    1.5 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

    ST LEONARDS, 85 NUTTALL ST, LONDON, N1 5HZ

    ODS code F84096

    1.6 km

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.6 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

    287-293 NEW NORTH ROAD, LONDON, N1 7AA

    ODS code F83034

    1.6 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 132 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Dalston Kingsland Rail Station

    RLY · Kingsland

    0.0 miles
  • Dalston Kingsland Station

    RSE · Kingsland

    0.0 miles
  • Dalston Kingsland Station

    BCT · Kingsland

    0.0 miles
  • Kingsland High Street / Dalston Junction

    BCT · Kingsland

    0.1 miles
  • Dalston Kingsland Station

    BCT · Kingsland

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 030A, 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

7,293 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

367 open schools are in scope, including 193 primary and 47 secondary schools. The Children's House School is the nearest published school at 330 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,229 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,435.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,334 events.

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