E8 3AL postcode in Hackney, England

E8 3AL is a postcode in Hackney, in the London Fields ward. It is in the Hackney South and Shoreditch parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since April 2024.

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 at E8 3AL can get it Across Hackney: 92% Typical price £627,000 Homes sold in E8 3, last 12 months. ▼ 7.1% on the year before Nearest station London Fields 250 m in a straight line

Where E8 3AL is, and what is near it

Map of E8 3AL and what is near it Map of E8 3AL: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the E8 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 16 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. E8 3AA: also in E8 3E8 3AB: also in E8 3E8 3AD: also in E8 3E8 3AE: also in E8 3E8 3AF: also in E8 3E8 3AG: also in E8 3E8 3AH: also in E8 3E8 3AJ: also in E8 3E8 3AN: also in E8 3E8 3AP: also in E8 3E8 3AQ: also in E8 3E8 3AR: also in E8 3E8 3AS: also in E8 3E8 3AT: also in E8 3E8 3AU: also in E8 3E8 3AW: also in E8 3E8 3AY: also in E8 3E8 3AZ: also in E8 3E8 3BA: also in E8 3E8 3BB: also in E8 3E8 3BD: also in E8 3E8 3BE: also in E8 3E8 3BF: also in E8 3E8 3BG: also in E8 3E8 3BH: also in E8 3E8 3BJ: also in E8 3E8 3BL: also in E8 3E8 3BP: also in E8 3E8 3BQ: also in E8 3E8 3BS: also in E8 3E8 3BT: also in E8 3E8 3BU: also in E8 3E8 3BX: also in E8 3E8 3BY: also in E8 3E8 3BZ: also in E8 3E8 3DA: also in E8 3E8 3DB: also in E8 3E8 3DD: also in E8 3E8 3DE: also in E8 3E8 3DF: also in E8 3E8 3DG: also in E8 3E8 3DL: also in E8 3E8 3DP: also in E8 3E8 3DQ: also in E8 3E8 3DR: also in E8 3E8 3DT: also in E8 3E8 3DU: also in E8 3E8 3DW: also in E8 3E8 3DY: also in E8 3E8 3EB: also in E8 3E8 3ED: also in E8 3E8 3EE: also in E8 3E8 3EG: also in E8 3E8 3EH: also in E8 3E8 3EJ: also in E8 3E8 3EL: also in E8 3E8 3EN: also in E8 3E8 3EP: also in E8 3E8 3EQ: also in E8 3E8 3ER: also in E8 3E8 3ES: also in E8 3E8 3ET: also in E8 3E8 3EU: also in E8 3E8 3EX: also in E8 3E8 3EY: also in E8 3E8 3EZ: also in E8 3E8 3FA: also in E8 3E8 3FF: also in E8 3E8 3FG: also in E8 3E8 3FL: also in E8 3E8 3FP: also in E8 3E8 3FQ: also in E8 3E8 3FR: also in E8 3E8 3FS: also in E8 3E8 3FT: also in E8 3E8 3FU: also in E8 3E8 3FW: also in E8 3E8 3FX: also in E8 3E8 3FY: also in E8 3E8 3FZ: also in E8 3E8 3GA: also in E8 3E8 3GB: also in E8 3E8 3GD: also in E8 3E8 3GE: also in E8 3E8 3GF: also in E8 3E8 3GG: also in E8 3E8 3GH: also in E8 3E8 3GJ: also in E8 3E8 3GL: also in E8 3E8 3GN: also in E8 3E8 3GP: also in E8 3E8 3GQ: also in E8 3E8 3GS: also in E8 3E8 3GT: also in E8 3E8 3GW: also in E8 3E8 3GX: also in E8 3E8 3GZ: also in E8 3E8 3HA: also in E8 3E8 3HB: also in E8 3E8 3HE: also in E8 3E8 3HF: also in E8 3E8 3HG: also in E8 3E8 3HH: also in E8 3E8 3HJ: also in E8 3E8 3HL: also in E8 3E8 3HN: also in E8 3E8 3HQ: also in E8 3E8 3HR: also in E8 3E8 3HS: also in E8 3E8 3HW: also in E8 3E8 3HX: also in E8 3E8 3HY: also in E8 3E8 3JB: also in E8 3E8 3JN: also in E8 3E8 3JR: also in E8 3E8 3JS: also in E8 3E8 3JT: also in E8 3E8 3JW: also in E8 3E8 3LA: also in E8 3E8 3LD: also in E8 3E8 3LF: also in E8 3E8 3LG: also in E8 3E8 3LH: also in E8 3E8 3LJ: also in E8 3E8 3LL: also in E8 3E8 3LN: also in E8 3E8 3LP: also in E8 3E8 3LQ: also in E8 3E8 3LR: also in E8 3E8 3LS: also in E8 3E8 3LT: also in E8 3E8 3LU: also in E8 3E8 3LX: also in E8 3E8 3NB: also in E8 3E8 3ND: also in E8 3E8 3NH: also in E8 3E8 3NJ: also in E8 3E8 3NL: also in E8 3E8 3NN: also in E8 3E8 3NR: also in E8 3E8 3NS: also in E8 3E8 3NT: also in E8 3E8 3NU: also in E8 3E8 3NX: also in E8 3E8 3PA: also in E8 3E8 3PE: also in E8 3E8 3PF: also in E8 3E8 3PG: also in E8 3E8 3PH: also in E8 3E8 3PJ: also in E8 3E8 3PL: also in E8 3E8 3PX: also in E8 3E8 3QA: also in E8 3E8 3QD: also in E8 3E8 3QE: also in E8 3E8 3QJ: also in E8 3E8 3QN: also in E8 3E8 3QP: also in E8 3E8 3QQ: also in E8 3E8 3QS: also in E8 3E8 3QW: also in E8 3E8 3QY: also in E8 3E8 3RB: also in E8 3E8 3RE: also in E8 3E8 3RF: also in E8 3E8 3RG: also in E8 3E8 3RH: also in E8 3E8 3RL: also in E8 3E8 3RN: also in E8 3E8 3RP: also in E8 3E8 3RR: also in E8 3E8 3RS: also in E8 3E8 3RT: also in E8 3E8 3RW: also in E8 3E8 3RY: also in E8 3E8 3SA: also in E8 3E8 3SB: also in E8 3E8 3SD: also in E8 3E8 3SE: also in E8 3E8 3SF: also in E8 3E8 3SG: also in E8 3E8 3SH: also in E8 3E8 3SJ: also in E8 3E8 3SP: also in E8 3E8 3SU: also in E8 3E8 3SX: also in E8 3E8 3SY: also in E8 3E8 3SZ: also in E8 3E8 3TA: also in E8 3E8 3TB: also in E8 3E8 3TD: also in E8 3E8 3TE: also in E8 3E8 3TF: also in E8 3E8 3TG: also in E8 3E8 3TH: also in E8 3E8 3TJ: also in E8 3E8 3TQ: also in E8 3E8 3WJ: also in E8 3E8 3XA: also in E8 3E8 3XB: also in E8 3E8 3XD: also in E8 3E8 3XE: also in E8 3E8 3XF: also in E8 3E8 3XG: also in E8 3E8 3XH: also in E8 3E8 3XJ: also in E8 3E8 3XL: also in E8 3E8 3XN: also in E8 3E8 3XP: also in E8 3E8 3XR: also in E8 3E8 3XS: also in E8 3E8 3XT: also in E8 3E8 3XW: also in E8 3E8 3ZD: also in E8 3 Hackney E8 3AL Map of E8 3AL and what is near it Map of E8 3AL: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the E8 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 16 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Hackney E8 3AL
  • E8 3AL
  • Other postcodes in E8 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5389, longitude -0.0576)

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 E8 3AL?

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 E8 3AL?

Every home and business at E8 3AL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

E8 3AL 100% Hackney 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

E8 3AL 100% Hackney 99%
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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 E8 3AL?

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 E8 3AL 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 E8 3AL.

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 E8 3AL: 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 E8 3AL 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 E8 3AL?

Homes in E8 3 sold for a typical £627,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 110 sales, down 7.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£627,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£675,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.1% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £1,065,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £601,000 98 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole E8 district: a typical £590,000 from 291 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 E8 3AL

HM Land Registry records 50 standard sales of homes in E8 3AL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 March 2025. The middle price was £822,500, from £565,000 to £1,365,000. Across E8 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £627,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Show the other 42 sales

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 E8 3AL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,350 homes in the neighbourhood around E8 3AL. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (37%). 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 E8 3AL

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 D, the most common, is £2,060.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (5%)£1,374
Band Babout 140 (10%)£1,602
Band Cabout 410 (30%)£1,831
Band Dabout 520 (39%)£2,060
Band Eabout 190 (14%)£2,518
Band Fabout 20 (1%)£2,976
Band Gwithheld£3,434
Band Hfewer than 5£4,121

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 9% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 37% 2000 to 2009
  8. 20% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 2020 or later

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 E8 3AL is in (ONS area E01033704), 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 E8 3AL?

The nearest open schools to E8 3AL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near E8 3AL, 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 E8 3AL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of E8 3AL is London Fields Rail Station, 250 metres away in a straight line.

  • London Fields Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Cambridge Heath (London) Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Bethnal Green Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 1.3 kmCycle

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

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest King Edward's Road, 59 m away.

More stations near E8 3AL, 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 E8 3AL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of E8 3AL, 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 E8 3AL?

35 within 1 km 150 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of E8 3AL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Hackney/Bocking Street Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2, Type 1 200 mWalk
  • Allego Charging point · 2 chargers 250 mWalk
  • Zest Charging point · No details mapped 300 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 E8 3AL?

The nearest to the centre of E8 3AL, 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 E8 3AL?

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 E8 3AL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of E8 3AL, 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 E8 3AL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of E8 3AL, 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 E8 3AL?

The nearest vets to the centre of E8 3AL 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 E8 3AL in a conservation area?

The centre of E8 3AL is in 5 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 E8 3AL?

Police.uk records 1,732 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of E8 3AL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour443 reports
Violence and sexual offences381 reports
Shoplifting186 reports
Public order124 reports
Other theft120 reports
Theft from the person94 reports

Also: burglary 87, vehicle crime 77, drugs 77, bicycle theft 59, robbery 54, possession of weapons 16, other crime 9, criminal damage and arson 5.

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 E8 3AL

Ward
London Fields
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
April 2024

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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