E8 postcode area guide — Hackney

Where is E8?

Broadband & internet speeds in E8

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the E8 postcode district (Hackney) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 715 postcodes Ofcom measures in E8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.9%.

Around 0% of premises in E8 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 E8

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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 E8

Police recorded 1,844 incidents within about a mile of the centre of E8 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 E8

Based on 270 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in E8 is £580,000, down 5.3% on the previous year (£612,500).

Latest recorded sales in E8

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 E8

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 E8

682 rated food businesses operate in E8. 354 hold the top rating of 5, 132 are rated 4, and 32 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: FRUIT AND VEG GARDEN LTD, MU, The Midyeci, 392 Kingsland Road, 40ft Brewery.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in E8

From a sample of 365 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 E8 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 74% 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 E8 typically use:

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What's it like living in E8?

Postcodes in E8

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.