E15 postcode area guide — Hackney

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Broadband & internet speeds in E15

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the E15 postcode district (Hackney) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 790 postcodes Ofcom measures in E15, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.5%.

Around 0% of premises in E15 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in E15

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Mobile signal around Hackney

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Hackney district (130,225 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in E15

Police recorded 1,453 incidents within about a mile of the centre of E15 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in E15

Based on 277 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in E15 is £450,000, up 1.1% on the previous year (£445,000).

Latest recorded sales in E15

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Hackney demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Hackney district (259,149 residents, 106,081 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around E15

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in E15

420 rated food businesses operate in E15. 187 hold the top rating of 5, 85 are rated 4, and 45 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A J Harvey, Abuja Restaurant Lounge And Bar, Agora - London Academy Of Excellence, Al Zayt Restaurant, Amber Court (Savills Catering Limited).

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in E15

From a sample of 316 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 E15 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Hackney

Landlines around E15 typically use:

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What's it like living in E15?

Postcodes in E15

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.