E2 8FB postcode in Hackney, England

E2 8FB is a postcode in Hackney, in the Haggerston ward. It is in the Hackney South and Shoreditch parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since November 2007.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Hackney: 92% Typical price £526,500 Homes sold in E2 8, last 12 months. ▼ 4.7% on the year before Nearest station Haggerston 550 m in a straight line

Where E2 8FB is, and what is near it

Map of E2 8FB and what is near it Map of E2 8FB: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the E2 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 12 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. E2 8AA: also in E2 8E2 8AB: also in E2 8E2 8AD: also in E2 8E2 8AE: also in E2 8E2 8AG: also in E2 8E2 8AH: also in E2 8E2 8AJ: also in E2 8E2 8AL: also in E2 8E2 8AN: also in E2 8E2 8AR: also in E2 8E2 8AS: also in E2 8E2 8AT: also in E2 8E2 8AU: also in E2 8E2 8AX: also in E2 8E2 8AY: also in E2 8E2 8BA: also in E2 8E2 8BB: also in E2 8E2 8BD: also in E2 8E2 8BE: also in E2 8E2 8BF: also in E2 8E2 8BG: also in E2 8E2 8BH: also in E2 8E2 8BL: also in E2 8E2 8BN: also in E2 8E2 8BQ: also in E2 8E2 8BS: also in E2 8E2 8BT: also in E2 8E2 8BU: also in E2 8E2 8BW: also in E2 8E2 8BX: also in E2 8E2 8BY: also in E2 8E2 8BZ: also in E2 8E2 8DA: also in E2 8E2 8DB: also in E2 8E2 8DD: also in E2 8E2 8DE: also in E2 8E2 8DL: also in E2 8E2 8DN: also in E2 8E2 8DP: also in E2 8E2 8DU: also in E2 8E2 8DY: also in E2 8E2 8EA: also in E2 8E2 8EB: also in E2 8E2 8EE: also in E2 8E2 8EG: also in E2 8E2 8EH: also in E2 8E2 8EL: also in E2 8E2 8EN: also in E2 8E2 8EP: also in E2 8E2 8EQ: also in E2 8E2 8ER: also in E2 8E2 8ES: also in E2 8E2 8ET: also in E2 8E2 8EW: also in E2 8E2 8EY: also in E2 8E2 8EZ: also in E2 8E2 8FD: also in E2 8E2 8FF: also in E2 8E2 8FG: also in E2 8E2 8FJ: also in E2 8E2 8FP: also in E2 8E2 8FR: also in E2 8E2 8FS: also in E2 8E2 8FT: also in E2 8E2 8FU: also in E2 8E2 8FX: also in E2 8E2 8FY: also in E2 8E2 8FZ: also in E2 8E2 8GA: also in E2 8E2 8GB: also in E2 8E2 8GD: also in E2 8E2 8GE: also in E2 8E2 8GF: also in E2 8E2 8GG: also in E2 8E2 8GH: also in E2 8E2 8GJ: also in E2 8E2 8GL: also in E2 8E2 8GN: also in E2 8E2 8GP: also in E2 8E2 8GQ: also in E2 8E2 8GR: also in E2 8E2 8GS: also in E2 8E2 8GU: also in E2 8E2 8GW: also in E2 8E2 8GX: also in E2 8E2 8HB: also in E2 8E2 8HD: also in E2 8E2 8HE: also in E2 8E2 8HF: also in E2 8E2 8HG: also in E2 8E2 8HH: also in E2 8E2 8HJ: also in E2 8E2 8HP: also in E2 8E2 8HQ: also in E2 8E2 8HR: also in E2 8E2 8HS: also in E2 8E2 8HT: also in E2 8E2 8HY: also in E2 8E2 8HZ: also in E2 8E2 8JA: also in E2 8E2 8JD: also in E2 8E2 8JF: also in E2 8E2 8JG: also in E2 8E2 8JH: also in E2 8E2 8JJ: also in E2 8E2 8JL: also in E2 8E2 8JP: also in E2 8E2 8JQ: also in E2 8E2 8JR: also in E2 8E2 8JT: also in E2 8E2 8JU: also in E2 8E2 8LA: also in E2 8E2 8LB: also in E2 8E2 8LE: also in E2 8E2 8LG: also in E2 8E2 8LH: also in E2 8E2 8LN: also in E2 8E2 8LP: also in E2 8E2 8LQ: also in E2 8E2 8LR: also in E2 8E2 8LS: also in E2 8E2 8LT: also in E2 8E2 8LU: also in E2 8E2 8NA: also in E2 8E2 8NE: also in E2 8E2 8NG: also in E2 8E2 8NH: also in E2 8E2 8NP: also in E2 8E2 8NR: also in E2 8E2 8NS: also in E2 8E2 8NU: also in E2 8E2 8PA: also in E2 8E2 8PB: also in E2 8E2 8PG: also in E2 8E2 8PH: also in E2 8E2 8PJ: also in E2 8E2 8PP: also in E2 8E2 8PQ: also in E2 8E2 8PR: also in E2 8E2 8PT: also in E2 8E2 8QA: also in E2 8E2 8QB: also in E2 8E2 8QD: also in E2 8E2 8QE: also in E2 8E2 8QG: also in E2 8E2 8QH: also in E2 8E2 8QN: also in E2 8E2 8QR: also in E2 8E2 8QS: also in E2 8E2 8QT: also in E2 8E2 8QU: also in E2 8E2 8QX: also in E2 8E2 8QY: also in E2 8E2 8RA: also in E2 8E2 8RB: also in E2 8E2 8RF: also in E2 8E2 8RJ: also in E2 8E2 8RN: also in E2 8E2 8RR: also in E2 8E2 8RS: also in E2 8E2 8RT: also in E2 8E2 8RU: also in E2 8E2 8RX: also in E2 8E2 8RY: also in E2 8E2 8RZ: also in E2 8E2 8SA: also in E2 8E2 8SB: also in E2 8E2 8SD: also in E2 8E2 8SE: also in E2 8E2 8SF: also in E2 8E2 8SG: also in E2 8E2 8SH: also in E2 8E2 8SJ: also in E2 8E2 8SQ: also in E2 8E2 8WU: also in E2 8 Hackney E2 8FB Map of E2 8FB and what is near it Map of E2 8FB: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the E2 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 12 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Hackney E2 8FB
  • E2 8FB
  • Other postcodes in E2 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5355, longitude -0.0699)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after E2 8FB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at E2 8FB?

Every home and business at E2 8FB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Hackney: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Hackney: 99%

The line marks the figure across Hackney.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at E2 8FB?

London Borough of Hackney gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is E2 8FB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include E2 8FB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Hackney

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for E2 8FB: 20,165 properties in Hackney are at high risk (14.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Hackney

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of E2 8FB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near E2 8FB?

Homes in E2 8 sold for a typical £526,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 60 sales, down 4.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£526,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£552,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.7% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £529,000 56 sales

Across the whole E2 district: a typical £500,000 from 297 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in E2 8FB

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in E2 8FB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 August 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near E2 8FB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around E2 8FB. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (42%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around E2 8FB

Band D in Hackney for 2026‑27: £2,060. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,374 (band A) to £2,976 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,602.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,374
Band Babout 420 (43%)£1,602
Band Cabout 250 (26%)£1,831
Band Dabout 210 (21%)£2,060
Band Eabout 70 (7%)£2,518
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£2,976
Band Gwithheld£3,434
Band Hwithheld£4,121

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 42% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 19% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Hackney before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of E2 8FB is in (ONS area E01001774), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near E2 8FB?

The nearest open schools to E2 8FB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near E2 8FB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to E2 8FB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of E2 8FB is Haggerston Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.

  • Haggerston Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Hoxton Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Bethnal Green Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 1.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Regents Court, 83 m away.

More stations near E2 8FB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near E2 8FB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of E2 8FB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near E2 8FB?

23 within 1 km 138 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of E2 8FB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Zest Charging point · No details mapped 150 mWalk
  • Zest Charging point · No details mapped 150 mWalk
  • Allego Charging point · No details mapped 200 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near E2 8FB?

The nearest to the centre of E2 8FB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to E2 8FB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near E2 8FB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of E2 8FB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near E2 8FB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of E2 8FB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near E2 8FB?

The nearest vets to the centre of E2 8FB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is E2 8FB in a conservation area?

The centre of E2 8FB is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near E2 8FB?

Police.uk records 2,193 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of E2 8FB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour504 reports
Violence and sexual offences453 reports
Shoplifting247 reports
Theft from the person178 reports
Other theft170 reports
Drugs132 reports

Also: public order 131, burglary 115, bicycle theft 85, vehicle crime 79, robbery 68, possession of weapons 15, other crime 10, criminal damage and arson 6.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for E2 8FB

Ward
Haggerston
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Hackney
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
November 2007

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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