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N16 7BW

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 7AR 26 m
N16 7BX 33 m
N16 7SA 67 m
N16 7SL 73 m
N16 7BU 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N16 7BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N16
Postcode sector
N16 7
Latitude
51.559649
Longitude
-0.066894
British National Grid easting
534,100
British National Grid northing
186,300

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
E00008819
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 006E · E01001769
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 006 · E02000350

Postcode source versions

Explore N16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
339
Primary
185
Secondary
44

  1. Benthal Primary School

    Community school

    192 m

  2. St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    321 m

  3. The Boxing Academy AP Free School

    Free schools alternative provision

    364 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,446
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,786
  • Anti social behaviour 1,713
  • Theft from the person 1,374
  • Shoplifting 1,235
  • Other theft 1,091

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

127

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84694

    270 m

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

    347 m

  • FOUNTAYNE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A FOUNTAYNE ROAD, LONDON, N16 7EA

    ODS code F84080

    545 m

  • SPRING HILL PRACTICE

    BELFAST ROAD, LONDON, N16 6UH

    ODS code Y03049

    706 m

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    762 m

  • HEALY MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 UPPER CLAPTON ROAD, LONDON, E5 9DH

    ODS code F84720

    948 m

  • ATHENA MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ATHERDEN ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 0QP

    ODS code F84060

    1.1 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    1.1 km

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    1.2 km

  • LOWER CLAPTON GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84003

    1.2 km

  • THE CLAPTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84668

    1.3 km

  • THE RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84619

    1.3 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

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.5 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.5 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

    1.6 km

  • THE ALLERTON ROAD SURGERY

    34A ALLERTON ROAD, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 5UF

    ODS code F84716

    1.8 km

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 127 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Rectory Road Rail Station

    RLY · Stoke Newington

    0.1 miles

  • Rectory Road Station

    RSE · Stoke Newington

    0.1 miles

  • Rectory Road / Brooke Road

    BCT · Stoke Newington

    0.1 miles

  • Stoke Newington Common

    BCT · Stoke Newington

    0.2 miles

  • Stoke Newington Common

    BCT · Stoke Newington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 006E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,753 of 33,755

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

339 open schools are in scope, including 185 primary and 44 secondary schools. Benthal Primary School is the nearest published school at 192 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,446 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,203.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,786 events.

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