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EC2A 3BL

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 2BA 26 m
EC2A 3JX 34 m
EC2A 2DG 43 m
EC2A 3NF 54 m
EC2A 3ND 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EC2A 3BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EC
Postcode district
EC2A
Postcode sector
EC2A 3
Latitude
51.522134
Longitude
-0.080721
British National Grid easting
533,251
British National Grid northing
182,103

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
E00183853
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 033C · E01033708
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
395
Primary
206
Secondary
52

  1. Workers' Educational Association

    Further education

    230 m

  2. The Lyceum

    Other independent school

    238 m

  3. Central Foundation Boys' School

    Voluntary aided school

    496 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
28,732
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,766
  • Other theft 4,340
  • Theft from the person 3,819
  • Shoplifting 3,239
  • Anti social behaviour 2,392

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

121

within 5 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    769 m

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    937 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    939 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

    964 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.1 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.2 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.3 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.3 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.3 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.3 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    1.3 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.6 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.8 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.9 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

    FLAT 12, NIGHTINGALE HOUSE, 50 THOMAS MORE STREET, LONDON, E1W 1UA

    ODS code F84731

    1.9 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    2.0 km

  • CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83624

    2.0 km

  • DR SEGARAJASINGHE

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

    ODS code F83678

    2.0 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    2.0 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 121 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Appold Street

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.0 miles

  • Worship Street

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.0 miles

  • Shoreditch High Street Station

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.1 miles

  • Commercial Street / Worship St

    BCT · Spitalfields

    0.1 miles

  • Shoreditch High Street Station

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 033C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,894 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

395 open schools are in scope, including 206 primary and 52 secondary schools. Workers' Educational Association is the nearest published school at 230 m.

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

Recorded crime

28,732 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,394.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,766 events.

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