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N16 8BZ

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 8ST 71 m
N16 8DA 80 m
N16 8SY 81 m
N16 8SF 94 m
N16 8DL 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N16 8BZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N16
Postcode sector
N16 8
Latitude
51.554164
Longitude
-0.078435
British National Grid easting
533,316
British National Grid northing
185,669

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
E00009134
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 014F · E01001835
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 014 · E02000358

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
360
Primary
188
Secondary
51

  1. The Garden School

    Community special school

    27 m

  2. St Matthias Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    156 m

  3. Princess May Primary School

    Community school

    166 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,064
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,670
  • Anti social behaviour 1,755
  • Theft from the person 1,374
  • Other theft 1,156
  • Public order 971

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

130

within 5 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    219 m

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    407 m

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    538 m

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    796 m

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84694

    846 m

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    847 m

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    998 m

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.0 km

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    1.1 km

  • SANDRINGHAM PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84621

    1.1 km

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.2 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.2 km

  • THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE

    10 KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BY

    ODS code F84018

    1.2 km

  • SPRING HILL PRACTICE

    BELFAST ROAD, LONDON, N16 6UH

    ODS code Y03049

    1.3 km

  • FOUNTAYNE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1A FOUNTAYNE ROAD, LONDON, N16 7EA

    ODS code F84080

    1.5 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.5 km

  • RICHMOND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    136 RICHMOND ROAD, LONDON, E8 3HN

    ODS code F84035

    1.5 km

  • THE ALLERTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84716

    1.5 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.7 km

  • ATHENA MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 ATHERDEN ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 0QP

    ODS code F84060

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 130 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Princess May Road

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.2 miles

  • Princess May Road

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.2 miles

  • Matthias Road

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.2 miles

  • Matthias Road

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.2 miles

  • Amhurst Road

    BCT · Shacklewell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 014F, 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

16,565 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

360 open schools are in scope, including 188 primary and 51 secondary schools. The Garden School is the nearest published school at 27 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

14,064 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,172 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,670 events.

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