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E8 postcode area · Hackney

The E8 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Hackney, Islington, Tower Hamlets. Area Scores range from 15 to 37 across them. Every full E8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the E8 district's neighbourhoods is Dalston Kingsland (37 out of 100, #4,310 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Amhurst Road & Pembury Estate (16). 9 of the 11 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £477,500 in Amhurst Road & Pembury Estate to £757,500 in De Beauvoir. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,947a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime134per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied26%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the E8 district

£600,000median home sold over the past year · -1.6% over 5 years · -4.0% over the year · 403 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached£1,400,000
Terraced£950,000
Flat£560,000
Hackney£580,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Dalston KingslandHackney 4,31037 £612,500
De BeauvoirHackney 4,55734 £757,500
Dalston EastHackney 4,64632 £655,000
Haggerston West & Kingsland BasinHackney 4,94128 £530,000
London Fields & Mare StreetHackney 4,97527 £747,075
Newington GreenIslington 5,00227 £678,750
Stoke Newington SouthHackney 5,00927 £607,500
Bethnal Green North WestTower Hamlets 5,18024 £550,000
Haggerston EastHackney 5,49620 £590,000
Hackney CentralHackney 5,74916 £573,875
Amhurst Road & Pembury EstateHackney 5,77716 £477,500

People living in E8 Census 2021

Residents102,965
Median age (est.)35
Density16,389per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above56%
No car or van68%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 12%25–44 45%45–64 21%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 9%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 42%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 9%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 42%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 15%Other: 20%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 15%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Associate professional 22% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Associate professional22%
Managers & directors14%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure6%
Administrative6%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 12%Black: 21%Mixed: 7%Other: 8%
White 52%Asian 12%Black 21%Mixed 7%Other 8%

Religion & identity

No religion 41% · Christian 31% · Muslim 15%

Born outside the UK: 42%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in E8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the E8 district.

Bethnal Green North Dalston Hackney Haggerston Stoke Newington

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around E8.

E2 N81 E9 N16 E5 N5 N1 EC1V

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.