N5 postcode area guide — Hackney
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the N5 postcode district in Hackney — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in N5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
95%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the N5 postcode district (Hackney) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 403 postcodes Ofcom measures in N5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 95%.
Around 0% of premises in N5 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 N5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| N5 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| N5 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| N5 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| N5 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| N5 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| N5 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| N5 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| N5 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| N5 1AN | 8% | 8% |
| N5 1AP | 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 N5
Police recorded 1,944 incidents within about a mile of the centre of N5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 509 | 26.2% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 453 | 23.3% |
| Theft from the person | 269 | 13.8% |
| Other theft | 140 | 7.2% |
| Shoplifting | 124 | 6.4% |
| Public order | 115 | 5.9% |
| Robbery | 83 | 4.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 63 | 3.2% |
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 N5
Based on 205 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in N5 is £625,000, down 10.7% on the previous year (£700,000).
Semi-detached
£2,200,000
3 sales
Terraced
£1,700,000
32 sales
Flat / maisonette
£565,000
166 sales
Latest recorded sales in N5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £730,000 | Flat | Highbury Crescent | N5 1RX |
| 8 May 2026 | £500,000 | Flat | Pyrland Road | N5 2JD |
| 1 May 2026 | £520,000 | Terraced | Coach House Lane | N5 1AW |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £817,000 | Flat | Petherton Road | N5 2RT |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £610,000 | Flat | Highbury Hill | N5 1AP |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £465,000 | Flat | Highbury New Park | N5 2DR |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Flat | Petherton Road | N5 2RE |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Flat | Battledean Road | N5 1UZ |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £1,640,000 | Terraced | Kelvin Road | N5 2PR |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £383,735 | Flat | Highbury Hill | N5 1AS |
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 N5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London Academy Highbury Grove | Secondary | 11–18 | 892 | N5 2EQ |
| The London Screen Academy | 16 plus | 16–19 | 867 | N5 2AG |
| Highbury Fields School | Secondary | 11–18 | 733 | N5 1AR |
| St Joan of Arc RC Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 427 | N5 2UX |
| Drayton Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 277 | N5 1PJ |
| Gillespie Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 227 | N5 1LH |
| St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 206 | N5 1DL |
| Samuel Rhodes MLD School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 130 | N5 2EG |
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 N5
137 rated food businesses operate in N5. 90 hold the top rating of 5, 28 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Arsenal Food & Wine, Arsenal Kiosk, Bank Of Friendship PH, Barberesso Barber & Coffee, Cafe Beam.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in N5
From a sample of 268 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 N5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
19%
Band C
37%
Band D
32%
Band E
10%
Band F
1%
Band G
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 N5 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.