E20 postcode area guide — Hackney
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the E20 postcode district in Hackney — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in E20
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87.8%
Gigabit-capable
87.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the E20 postcode district (Hackney) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 213 postcodes Ofcom measures in E20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.8%.
Around 0% of premises in E20 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 E20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| E20 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| E20 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| E20 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| E20 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| E20 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| E20 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| E20 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| E20 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| E20 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| E20 1AN | 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 E20
Police recorded 1,409 incidents within about a mile of the centre of E20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 313 | 22.2% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 250 | 17.7% |
| Shoplifting | 166 | 11.8% |
| Theft from the person | 162 | 11.5% |
| Other theft | 139 | 9.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 83 | 5.9% |
| Drugs | 71 | 5.0% |
| Public order | 65 | 4.6% |
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 E20
Based on 55 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in E20 is £644,000, down 0.9% on the previous year (£650,000).
Flat / maisonette
£640,000
54 sales
Latest recorded sales in E20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | £645,000 | Flat | Honour Lea Avenue | E20 1LL |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £640,000 | Flat | Glasshouse Gardens | E20 1HW |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £440,000 | Flat | Liberty Bridge Road | E20 1AR |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £345,000 | Flat | Ribbons Walk | E20 1AZ |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £425,000 | Flat | Glasshouse Gardens | E20 1HT |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £635,000 | Flat | Glasshouse Gardens | E20 1HT |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £675,000 | Flat | Olympic Park Avenue | E20 1FT |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £210,000 | Flat | Villiers Gardens | E20 1LP |
| 26 Feb 2026 | £670,000 | Flat | Glasshouse Gardens | E20 1HT |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £1,300,000 | Terraced | Forbes Lane | E20 3AZ |
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 E20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Academy Chobham | All-through | 3–18 | 2,047 | E20 1BD |
| Bobby Moore Academy | All-through | 4–19 | 971 | E20 2AE |
| Mossbourne Riverside Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 602 | E15 2GW |
| Ronald Openshaw Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 117 | E15 1JP |
| Gainsborough Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 308 | E9 5ND |
| Colegrave Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 519 | E15 1JY |
| Stratford Circus | Not applicable | 16–99 | — | E15 1BX |
| Education Links | Not applicable | 11–16 | 24 | E15 1TT |
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 E20
206 rated food businesses operate in E20. 139 hold the top rating of 5, 36 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adagio Aparthotel Stratford, All Star Lanes - Unit LC01 (Bowling Alley), Appetite London, Ask Italian, Bado.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in E20
From a sample of 485 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 E20 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band B). 100% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
94%
Band C
6%
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 E20 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.