EC2A 3EZ

Hoxton East & Shoreditch · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Hackney
Postcode district
EC2A
Postcode sector
EC2A 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EC2A 3EY 31 m
EC2A 3ET 37 m
E1 6AX 40 m
E1 6HU 41 m
EC2A 3EX 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EC2A 3EZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EC
Postcode district
EC2A
Postcode sector
EC2A 3
Latitude
51.524185
Longitude
-0.078011
British National Grid easting
533,433
British National Grid northing
182,336

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Parish or community
E43000202
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
385
Primary
199
Secondary
49
  1. Workers' Educational Association

    Further education

    204 m
  2. Virginia Primary School

    Academy converter

    313 m
  3. Brick Lane School

    Other independent special school

    428 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28,087
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,951
  • Other theft 3,821
  • Theft from the person 3,496
  • Shoplifting 2,896
  • Anti social behaviour 2,634

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

5 female, 9 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.5
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

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EC2A 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

122

within 5 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    648 m

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    795 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    892 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    959 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

    997 m

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.0 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.1 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.2 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    1.2 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.4 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.5 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.5 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.6 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.7 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.8 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    1.8 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.9 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    2.0 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    2.0 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 122 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shoreditch High St / Bethnal Green Road

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.0 miles
  • Shoreditch High Street Station

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.1 miles
  • Bethnal Grn Rd / Shoreditch High St

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.1 miles
  • Shoreditch High Street Station

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.1 miles
  • Curtain Road

    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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

385 open schools are in scope, including 199 primary and 49 secondary schools. Workers' Educational Association is the nearest published school at 204 m.

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

Recorded crime

28,087 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,340.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,951 events.

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