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N16 8BQ

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 8UX 40 m
N16 8UR 51 m
N16 8LN 54 m
N16 8LP 55 m
N16 8UU 56 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N16 8BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2007
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N16
Postcode sector
N16 8
Latitude
51.550672
Longitude
-0.078222
British National Grid easting
533,341
British National Grid northing
185,281

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
E00008692
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 014B · E01001747
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
361
Primary
189
Secondary
49

  1. The Children's House School

    Other independent school

    221 m

  2. Princess May Primary School

    Community school

    238 m

  3. St Matthias Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    257 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,823
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,825
  • Anti social behaviour 1,821
  • Theft from the person 1,423
  • Other theft 1,215
  • Shoplifting 1,048

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

132

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    170 m

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    523 m

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    556 m

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    732 m

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    831 m

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84621

    831 m

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    894 m

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    969 m

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.1 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.1 km

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    1.2 km

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84694

    1.2 km

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    1.2 km

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.3 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.4 km

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

    1.4 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.6 km

  • SPRING HILL PRACTICE

    BELFAST ROAD, LONDON, N16 6UH

    ODS code Y03049

    1.7 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.7 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 132 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Boleyn Road

    BCT · Dalston Kingsland

    0.0 miles

  • Boleyn Road

    BCT · Dalston Kingsland

    0.0 miles

  • Crossway (N16)

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.1 miles

  • Crossway / Kingsland High Street

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.1 miles

  • Rio Cinema

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 014B, 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

9,680 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

361 open schools are in scope, including 189 primary and 49 secondary schools. The Children's House School is the nearest published school at 221 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,823 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,235.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,825 events.

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