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EC2A 3AB

Hoxton East & Shoreditch · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hoxton East & Shoreditch
Local authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Postcode district
EC2A
Postcode sector
EC2A 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EC2A 3EE 0 m
EC2A 3AA 17 m
EC2A 3ES 32 m
EC2A 3PR 39 m
EC2A 3AF 46 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EC2A 3AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
EC
Postcode district
EC2A
Postcode sector
EC2A 3
Latitude
51.524586
Longitude
-0.079940
British National Grid easting
533,298
British National Grid northing
182,377

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Electoral ward
Hoxton East & Shoreditch · E05009377
Parish or community
E43000202
Westminster constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch · E14001260
Output area
E00183734
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 033B · E01033706
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 033 · E02007111

Postcode source versions

Explore EC2A

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
386
Primary
197
Secondary
49

  1. Workers' Educational Association

    Further education

    82 m

  2. Virginia Primary School

    Academy converter

    381 m

  3. The Lyceum

    Other independent school

    393 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
27,462
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,717
  • Other theft 3,770
  • Theft from the person 3,500
  • Shoplifting 2,924
  • Anti social behaviour 2,538

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EC2A 3 residents
908

Age bands in EC2A 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
2.8%

34 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.6%

211 residents

Age 25 to 44
66.5%

797 residents

Age 45 to 64
11.3%

135 residents

Age 65 and over
1.8%

22 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

128

within 5 km straight-line

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 STROUTS PLACE, PELTER STREET, LONDON, E2 7QU

    ODS code F84051

    678 m

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    CITY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, UNIT 1-3 GROUND FLOOR, CITY HOUSE, 190-196 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2QH

    ODS code F83064

    857 m

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    912 m

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.0 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.0 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    1.1 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.1 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    1.1 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.1 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.4 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.5 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.5 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.6 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.7 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

    MISSION MEDICAL PRACTICE, 208 CAMBRIDGE HEATH ROAD, BETHNAL GREEN, LONDON, E2 9LS

    ODS code F84016

    1.8 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.8 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.8 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    16 1/2 ST PETER'S STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 8JG

    ODS code F83032

    1.9 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    2.0 km

  • CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 17 PINE STREET, LONDON, EC1R 0LP

    ODS code F83624

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 128 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Curtain Road

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.0 miles

  • Shoreditch High Street Station

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.0 miles

  • Curtain Road

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.0 miles

  • Curtain Road

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.1 miles

  • Shoreditch High St / Bethnal Green Road

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 033B, 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

12,934 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

386 open schools are in scope, including 197 primary and 49 secondary schools. Workers' Educational Association is the nearest published school at 82 m.

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

Recorded crime

27,462 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,288.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,717 events.

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