E2 postcode area guide — Hackney
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the E2 postcode district in Hackney — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in E2
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78.3%
Gigabit-capable
76.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the E2 postcode district (Hackney) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 937 postcodes Ofcom measures in E2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76.9%.
Around 0% of premises in E2 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 E2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| E2 0AA | 100% | 91.5% |
| E2 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| E2 0AG | 100% | 98.4% |
| E2 0AH | 91.5% | 76.3% |
| E2 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| E2 0AN | 100% | 73.9% |
| E2 0AP | 100% | 0% |
| E2 0AR | 100% | 100% |
| E2 0AS | 100% | 100% |
| E2 0AT | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Hackney
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Hackney district (130,225 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in E2
Police recorded 2,282 incidents within about a mile of the centre of E2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 509 | 22.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 502 | 22.0% |
| Theft from the person | 229 | 10.0% |
| Other theft | 215 | 9.4% |
| Shoplifting | 204 | 8.9% |
| Public order | 137 | 6.0% |
| Bicycle theft | 102 | 4.5% |
| Burglary | 102 | 4.5% |
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 E2
Based on 288 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in E2 is £500,000, down 3.4% on the previous year (£517,500).
Terraced
£860,000
30 sales
Flat / maisonette
£480,000
241 sales
Latest recorded sales in E2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £650,000 | Flat | Pearson Street | E2 8JD |
| 14 May 2026 | £525,000 | Flat | Mansford Street | E2 7AJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £560,000 | Flat | Old Market Square | E2 7PQ |
| 6 May 2026 | £300,000 | Flat | Globe Road | E2 0LW |
| 6 May 2026 | £530,000 | Flat | Long Street | E2 8GT |
| 5 May 2026 | £747,000 | Terraced | Voss Street | E2 6JE |
| 1 May 2026 | £375,000 | Flat | Durant Street | E2 7DT |
| 1 May 2026 | £435,000 | Flat | Bonner Road | E2 9ND |
| 1 May 2026 | £300,000 | Flat | Bishops Way | E2 9HT |
| 1 May 2026 | £330,000 | Flat | Redchurch Street | E2 7GP |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.2% |
| 15–29 | 36% |
| 30–44 | 22.3% |
| 45–64 | 14.7% |
| 65+ | 7.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 24.6% |
| Private rented | 32.4% |
| Social rented | 19.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around E2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morpeth School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,512 | E2 0PX |
| Mulberry Academy Shoreditch | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,457 | E2 6NW |
| The Bridge Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,070 | E2 8BA |
| Haggerston School | Secondary | 11–19 | 939 | E2 8LS |
| Oaklands School | Secondary | 11–18 | 902 | E2 6PR |
| Bonner Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 640 | E2 0NF |
| Gatehouse School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 494 | E2 9JG |
| Sebright School | Primary | 3–11 | 430 | E2 8QH |
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 E2
605 rated food businesses operate in E2. 359 hold the top rating of 5, 97 are rated 4, and 31 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 13Express Roman Rd, 4cose Ltd, Adana Turkish with Fusion, Afghan Grill, Al-Amin.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in E2
From a sample of 347 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 E2 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 59% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
17%
Band C
41%
Band D
34%
Band E
7%
Band F
0%
Band G
0%
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 E2 typically use:
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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.