Hoxton East & Shoreditch · Hackney · Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency · 51.52572, -0.07735

E1 6JQ— Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney

Location and area intelligence for E1 6JQ, Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Schools 100%Safety 34/100Transport 79/100Yield 4.80%
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
67
Safety
34
Schools
90
Transport
79
Environment
41
Investment
81

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Location

E1 6JQ

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
HighYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: StrongRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London crime+378.0% vs London avg

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How E1 6JQ has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

Virginia Primary School

Not yet inspected · 2 min walk

★★

Secondary

Mulberry Academy Shoreditch

Good · Inspected Sept 2022 · 7 min walk

P8: +0.04A8: 50.1

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 28 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Columbia Market Nursery School

Not inspected · 5 min walk

9 primaries · 3 secondaries · 1 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

High crime

311.0 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 837.5%

+246% vs borough

Note: this postcode is in the Central Activities Zone — London's business and visitor core. Crime is counted per resident, but the daytime and visitor population here is many times the resident count, so these figures reflect footfall, not residential risk.

Crime by type

Other26%
Theft21%
Violence & sexual offences18%
Drug offences14%
Anti-social behaviour7%
Robbery5%
Burglary5%
Vehicle crime4%

Stop & search

3.5

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

88

Road safety score

4

Accidents (5yr)

2

KSI (5yr)

12

Serious within 200m

MEDIUM pedestrian risk1 pedestrian casualties (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Shoreditch Fire Station · 578m

Crime is +378% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

LHA rates — Inner East London

Shared room£700/mo
1 bedroom£1440/mo
2 bedrooms£1750/mo
3 bedrooms£2160/mo
4 bedrooms£3000/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield853 kWh/kWp/yr

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,531
Price growth potentialHigh

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 5

Very Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Top 10% — exceptional connectivity
Liverpool Street StationGreater Anglia line
10.3 min walk
Shoreditch High Street

Nearby stations

Shoreditch High Street Rail StationWindrush
4 min walk
Shoreditch High StreetNational Rail
4 min walk
Hoxton Rail StationWindrush
8 min walk
Old Street Underground StationNorthern
9 min walk
London Liverpool Street Rail StationWeaver · Greater Anglia
11 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

77

Walkability score

264

Footpaths (500m)

38

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge20 min ↓
Victoria36 min ↓
Waterloo35 min ↓
Canary Wharf22 min ↓
City ★18 min

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

18

Car parks (800m)

10

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)125
Nearest car park79m
Santander docks (800m)38
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Clere Street Car Park· yes
559m
🅿️
Brick Lane Car Park· yes
664m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 40.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³
Better than 50% of London
NoiseHIGH
road
Noisier than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 0.3 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB5% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Less green space than 76% of London

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 5.3 km

Energy

Solar: 853 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,520 hrs/yr

Sunshine

605 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.5°C

Summer avg

3.0°C

Winter avg

Solar yield853.0 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

FLAT 12, NIGHTINGALE HOUSE, 50 THOMAS MORE STREET, E1W 1UA

27 min walk

99%

Recommend GP

99%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

17

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalMildmay Mission Hospital · 255 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 4.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

124

Parks (1km)

254

Restaurants (800m)

98

Cafes (800m)

42

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

15

Gyms (1km)

24

Sports (1km)

2

Convenience

Nearest supermarketLongdan · 229 m
4 tennis courts5 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

42

Late-night venues

A
1,592 licensed premises in borough655 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

2

Libraries (1km)

10

Cinemas (2km)

232m

Post office

Nearby shops

Shoreditch Food & Wine266 m
Virginia Supermarket308 m
GAIL's313 m
Krystals366 m

Nearby cafes

Coffee Shop15 m
Beans Love Greens62 m
Paper & Cup66 m
Prufrock Coffee71 m

Nearby restaurants

Sticks'n'Sushi32 m
The Munch37 m
Burger and Beyond37 m
Burger & Beyond40 m

Nearby pubs

Seed Library12 m
The Umbrella Workshop43 m
The Shoreditch52 m
the Shoreditch Arms139 m

Nearby gyms

Amica Shoreditch110 m
Frame146 m
Shoreditch Pilates205 m
Psycle257 m

Nearby pharmacies

Columbia Pharmacy592 m
Judd's Pharmacy612 m
Clarks Healthcare1.1 km

Nearby health

Liberty Dentists245 m
Mildmay Mission Hospital255 m
S E I K Psychiatry518 m
Smilestone Dental563 m
Food hygiene (5-star)68% of 603

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
300

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

81

Investment score

Strong

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,850London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
4.8% (good)London avg: 3.8%Strong yield — top 22% of London
Gentrification score63/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition300

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+8.1%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

75

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport accessActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score25/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,687m
Crossrail 2 route1,760m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 12,934 nationally

1,447

Est. population

10,351/km²

77%

Employed

72%

Degree educated

4.8%

Claimant rate

Urban coreHigh densityYoung professionals

20

Community stability

Age profile

59%
22%
Under 1810%
18–3459%
35–4922%
50–647%
65+2%

Tenure

64%
15%
Own outright8%
Own (mortgage)12%
Private rent64%
Social rent15%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free1%

Ethnicity

29%
36%
White British29%
White Other36%
Asian13%
Black10%
Mixed7%
Other5%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional60%
Routine / semi-routine7%
No car household83%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications6%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent64%
Social rent15%

vs. London

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
182
Live planning apps (800m)
57
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
3
Commercial apps (800m)
15
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
3
Planning apps (3 years)
16
Local approval rate
100%
Borough approval rate
66%
Opportunity area
City Fringe/Tech City
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£200/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£0.5bn

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
41
Largest scheme
412 homes · Land bounded by, Land bounded by, Curtain Road, Hewett Street/Great Eastern Street/Fairchild Place/Plough Yard/Hearn Street, EC2A 3LS
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Land bounded by, Land bounded by, Curtain Road, Hewett Street/Great Eastern Street/Fairchild Place/Plough Yard/Hearn Street, EC2A 3LS412 homes
completed
Land Fronting, Land Fronting, Norton Folgate, (Shoreditch High St) Worship Street, Hearn Street & Curtain Road, EC2A 3B357 homes
completed
Mildmay Mission Hospital, Mildmay Mission Hospital, Hackney Road, London, E2 7NA139 homes
completed
Former News International, 1, Former News International, 1, Virginia Road, E98 1XY133 homes
completed
1-13, 1-13, Long Street, Hackney, E2 8HJ73 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Green
Ward majority vote
16.5%
Ward turnout
34%
Election year
2026
MP
Dame Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op))
MP majority
14,737
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch

Councillors

Kam AdamsLabour
Janet LeeGreen
Mihai CherejiGreen

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Key facts for E1 6JQ

Full postcodeE1 6JQ
Postcode districtE1
BoroughLondon Borough of Hackney
WardHoxton East & Shoreditch
Latitude51.525719
Longitude-0.077353
Parliamentary constituencyHackney South and Shoreditch
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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