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N16 8AA

Shacklewell · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Shacklewell
Local authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Postcode district
N16
Postcode sector
N16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N16 8AD 43 m
N16 7TJ 63 m
N16 8SX 73 m
N16 8BX 75 m
N16 8AF 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N16 8AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N16
Postcode sector
N16 8
Latitude
51.554030
Longitude
-0.075167
British National Grid easting
533,543
British National Grid northing
185,660

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Electoral ward
Shacklewell · E05009382
Parish or community
E43000202
Westminster constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington · E14001259
Output area
E00176298
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 014E · E01001834
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 014 · E02000358

Postcode source versions

Explore N16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
355
Primary
190
Secondary
49

  1. Shacklewell Primary School

    Community school

    191 m

  2. Princess May Primary School

    Community school

    218 m

  3. The Garden School

    Community special school

    249 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,475
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,977
  • Anti social behaviour 1,798
  • Theft from the person 1,552
  • Shoplifting 1,301
  • Other theft 1,217

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

11 female, 12 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.3
N16 8 residents
11,169

Age bands in N16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,717 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

1,232 residents

Age 25 to 44
42.4%

4,674 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.3%

2,458 residents

Age 65 and over
8.4%

930 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider N16 8 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

130

within 5 km

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    180 m

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    296 m

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84694

    738 m

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    751 m

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    890 m

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84621

    890 m

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    937 m

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    937 m

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

    1.0 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.1 km

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

    49 HIGHBURY NEW PARK, HIGHBURY, LONDON, N5 2ET

    ODS code F83045

    1.2 km

  • SPRING HILL PRACTICE

    BELFAST ROAD, LONDON, N16 6UH

    ODS code Y03049

    1.3 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.3 km

  • FOUNTAYNE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A FOUNTAYNE ROAD, LONDON, N16 7EA

    ODS code F84080

    1.4 km

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    1.4 km

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.4 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.4 km

  • ATHENA MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ATHERDEN ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 0QP

    ODS code F84060

    1.5 km

  • LOWER CLAPTON GENERAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84003

    1.6 km

  • THE ALLERTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84716

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 130 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

  • Princess May Road

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.1 miles

  • Princess May Road

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.1 miles

  • Amhurst Road

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.1 miles

  • Stoke Newington Rd /Amhurst Rd

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.2 miles

  • Shacklewell Lane Dalston

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 014E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,073 of 33,755

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

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
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

355 open schools are in scope, including 190 primary and 49 secondary schools. Shacklewell Primary School is the nearest published school at 191 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,475 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,289.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,977 events.

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