EC2A 3LN

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 2FB 16 m
EC2A 2FD 16 m
EC2A 2FE 16 m
EC2A 2FF 16 m
EC2A 2FG 16 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EC2A 3LN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
EC
Postcode district
EC2A
Postcode sector
EC2A 3
Latitude
51.522072
Longitude
-0.078576
British National Grid easting
533,400
British National Grid northing
182,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Parish or community
E43000202
Output area
E00183761
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
389
Primary
205
Secondary
51
  1. Workers' Educational Association

    Further education

    288 m
  2. The Lyceum

    Other independent school

    387 m
  3. OMG Education

    Other independent school

    486 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29,219
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6,014
  • Other theft 4,345
  • Theft from the person 3,729
  • Shoplifting 3,163
  • Anti social behaviour 2,576

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

117

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    646 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    816 m

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    880 m

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    950 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

    1.1 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.1 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.2 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.3 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.4 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.4 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    1.4 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.5 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.8 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.8 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84016

    1.9 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.9 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.9 km

  • LONDON FIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    38-44 BROADWAY MARKET, LONDON, E8 4QJ

    ODS code F84021

    2.0 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    2.1 km

  • CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83624

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 117 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Shoreditch High Street Station

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.0 miles
  • Commercial Street / Worship St

    BCT · Spitalfields

    0.0 miles
  • Shoreditch High Street Station

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.0 miles
  • Worship Street

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.1 miles
  • Elder Street

    BCT · Spitalfields

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

389 open schools are in scope, including 205 primary and 51 secondary schools. Workers' Educational Association is the nearest published school at 288 m.

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

Recorded crime

29,219 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,434.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6,014 events.

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