E9 postcode area guide — Hackney
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the E9 postcode district in Hackney — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in E9
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
76.2%
Gigabit-capable
71.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the E9 postcode district (Hackney) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 635 postcodes Ofcom measures in E9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 71.4%.
Around 0.2% of premises in E9 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 E9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| E9 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| E9 5AB | 100% | 0% |
| E9 5AD | 100% | 0% |
| E9 5AE | 100% | 95.8% |
| E9 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| E9 5AG | 100% | 0% |
| E9 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| E9 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| E9 5AL | 100% | 0% |
| E9 5AN | 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 E9
Police recorded 1,411 incidents within about a mile of the centre of E9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 360 | 25.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 306 | 21.7% |
| Shoplifting | 169 | 12.0% |
| Theft from the person | 144 | 10.2% |
| Other theft | 103 | 7.3% |
| Public order | 67 | 4.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 64 | 4.5% |
| Burglary | 51 | 3.6% |
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 E9
Based on 219 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in E9 is £505,000, up 0.6% on the previous year (£502,000).
Semi-detached
£830,000
4 sales
Terraced
£880,000
51 sales
Flat / maisonette
£446,000
156 sales
Latest recorded sales in E9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £425,000 | Flat | Homerton Road | E9 5PN |
| 22 May 2026 | £630,000 | Flat | Tresham Walk | E9 6EN |
| 14 May 2026 | £400,000 | Flat | St Agnes Close | E9 7HS |
| 8 May 2026 | £805,000 | Terraced | Brinkworth Way | E9 5JX |
| 8 May 2026 | £330,000 | Flat | Homerton Road | E9 5FA |
| 5 May 2026 | £420,000 | Flat | Homerton High Street | E9 6BW |
| 1 May 2026 | £470,000 | Flat | Helena Place | E9 7NJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £447,000 | Flat | Gascoyne Road | E9 7BN |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £475,000 | Terraced | Castle Close | E9 5TN |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £990,000 | Semi-detached | Sutton Place | E9 6EH |
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 E9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The City Academy, Hackney | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,149 | E9 6EA |
| Cardinal Pole Catholic School | Secondary | 11–19 | 980 | E9 6LG |
| Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 838 | E9 7HD |
| The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School | Secondary | 11–19 | 752 | E9 6NR |
| The Olive School, Hackney | Primary | 4–11 | 629 | E9 6EJ |
| Orchard Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 518 | E9 7BB |
| Lauriston School | Primary | 3–11 | 440 | E9 7JS |
| Morningside Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 428 | E9 6LL |
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 E9
278 rated food businesses operate in E9. 167 hold the top rating of 5, 35 are rated 4, and 15 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: That Green Life UK LTD, % Arabica, 13 Express, 46b Espresso Hut, Ace Pizza.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in E9
From a sample of 299 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 E9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
7%
Band C
36%
Band D
47%
Band E
8%
Band F
1%
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 E9 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.