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N16 7BB

Hackney Downs · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hackney Downs
Local authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Postcode district
N16
Postcode sector
N16 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N16 7AX 39 m
N16 7BL 54 m
N16 7BU 77 m
N16 7BD 82 m
N16 7BA 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N16 7BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N16
Postcode sector
N16 7
Latitude
51.559220
Longitude
-0.064863
British National Grid easting
534,242
British National Grid northing
186,256

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Electoral ward
Hackney Downs · E05009373
Parish or community
E43000202
Westminster constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington · E14001259
Output area
E00008821
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 010A · E01001764
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 010 · E02000354

Postcode source versions

Explore N16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
348
Primary
189
Secondary
45

  1. Benthal Primary School

    Community school

    105 m

  2. St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    172 m

  3. The Boxing Academy AP Free School

    Free schools alternative provision

    276 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,376
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,774
  • Anti social behaviour 1,702
  • Theft from the person 1,323
  • Shoplifting 1,263
  • Other theft 1,109

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

11 female, 17 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.8
N16 7 residents
11,683

Age bands in N16 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,565 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

1,250 residents

Age 25 to 44
43.7%

4,684 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.4%

2,404 residents

Age 65 and over
7.6%

819 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider N16 7 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

131

within 5 km

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

    201 m

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84694

    417 m

  • FOUNTAYNE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A FOUNTAYNE ROAD, LONDON, N16 7EA

    ODS code F84080

    579 m

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    807 m

  • SPRING HILL PRACTICE

    BELFAST ROAD, LONDON, N16 6UH

    ODS code Y03049

    820 m

  • HEALY MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 UPPER CLAPTON ROAD, LONDON, E5 9DH

    ODS code F84720

    930 m

  • ATHENA MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ATHERDEN ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 0QP

    ODS code F84060

    937 m

  • LOWER CLAPTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    THE PORTICO, 34 LINSCOTT ROAD, LONDON, E5 0RD

    ODS code F84003

    1.1 km

  • THE CLAPTON SURGERY

    THEYDON ROAD HEALTH CTR, 14 URBAN HIVE, THEYDON RD, LONDON, E5 9BQ

    ODS code F84668

    1.2 km

  • THE RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

    14 URBAN HIVE, THEYDON ROAD, LONDON, E5 9BQ

    ODS code F84619

    1.2 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    1.2 km

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    1.3 km

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84621

    1.3 km

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    1.3 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.5 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.6 km

  • STAMFORD HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    2 EGERTON ROAD, STAMFORD HILL, LONDON, N16 6UA

    ODS code F84013

    1.6 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.7 km

  • LATIMER HEALTH CENTRE

    4 HOMERTON TERRACE, HACKNEY, LONDON, E9 6RT

    ODS code F84719

    1.8 km

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 131 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

  • Muir Road

    BCT · Lower Clapton

    0.1 miles

  • Ottaway Street

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.1 miles

  • Muir Road

    BCT · Lower Clapton

    0.1 miles

  • Rectory Road Rail Station

    RLY · Stoke Newington

    0.2 miles

  • Rectory Road Station

    RSE · Stoke Newington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 010A, 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

8,792 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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
3
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

348 open schools are in scope, including 189 primary and 45 secondary schools. Benthal Primary School is the nearest published school at 105 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,376 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,198 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,774 events.

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