Hackney Downs · Hackney · Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency · 51.55564, -0.06656

E5 8FB— Hackney Downs, Hackney

Location and area intelligence for E5 8FB, Hackney Downs, Hackney

The family fortress

 

Schools 100%Safety 68/100Transport 48/100Low yield 3.47%

Best for: Families

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Strong, well-rated schools set this area apart

Liveability
61
Safety
68
Schools
90
Transport
48
Environment
75
Investment
49

The bottom line

E5 8FB offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and a green environment — a strong choice for Families.

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Location

E5 8FB

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
Very highSocially diverse / deprived
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: PositiveRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income-7.1% vs London avg
vs London crime+63.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for E5 8FB

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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How E5 8FB has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Benthal Primary School

Good · Inspected Jun 2023 · 4 min walk

KS2: 106.8

★★

Secondary

The Excelsior Academy

Good · Inspected Feb 2024 · 7 min walk

P8: +0.48A8: 49.8

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 27 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre

Not inspected · 30 min walk

10 primaries · 2 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

106.0 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 389.7%

+18% vs borough

Crime by type

Other33%
Violence & sexual offences18%
Anti-social behaviour15%
Vehicle crime10%
Drug offences7%
Theft7%
Burglary6%
Robbery3%

Stop & search

0.6

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

5

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Stoke Newington Fire Station · 1.1km

Crime is +63% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Street mix

Flat 100%

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 yield851 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 potentialLow

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Distribution

P25: £700k+ · P75: £600k–£700k · 5 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 5 sales

Flat/maisonette100%

By decade

2020s

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Rate-rise correction2023–2023£600k£600k+0%5

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 3

Moderate

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
Rectory Road

Nearby stations

Rectory Road Rail StationWeaver · Greater Anglia
4 min walk
Rectory RoadNational Rail
4 min walk
Hackney Downs Rail StationWeaver · Greater Anglia
11 min walk
Clapton Rail StationWeaver · Greater Anglia
12 min walk
Dalston Kingsland Rail StationMildmay
13 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

40

Walkability score

142

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

1.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge44 min ↑
Victoria48 min ↑
Waterloo52 min ↑
Canary Wharf ★37 min
City42 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

6

Car parks (800m)

11

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park294m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock1.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
The Nightingale Practice
446m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterMEDIUM
Medium
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 16.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³
Better than 94% of London
NoiseMEDIUM
rail · Rail Lden: 55 dB
MODERATE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 3.5 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB27% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
More green space than 82% of London

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 2.0 km

Energy

Solar: 851 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 yield850.9 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

BROOKE ROAD SURGERY, 40-42 BROOKE ROAD, STOKE NEWINGTON, N16 7LR

7 min walk

89%

Recommend GP

89%

Overall GP experience

4

GPs within 1km

1

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalHomerton University Hospital · 1.6 km
Nearest A&EWHITTINGTON HEALTH NHS TRUST · 5.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%74.4%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

101

Parks (1km)

5

Restaurants (800m)

7

Cafes (800m)

2

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

4

Gyms (1km)

13

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketOrganic Food Centre · 685 m
7 tennis courts1 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

2

Late-night venues

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

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

782m

Post office

Nearby shops

Food Land190 m
Edi Food & Wine341 m
Papo's Bagels480 m
Zirve Continental567 m

Nearby cafes

Bean's Cafe10 m
Brunswick East Bakehouse136 m
Bake Street343 m
Mélo403 m

Nearby restaurants

Tom's Pasta146 m
Tubby's338 m
Perfect Fried Chicken410 m
Oren441 m

Nearby pubs

All Good Beer134 m
Hand of Glory154 m
The London Tavern409 m
The Shacklewell Arms492 m

Nearby gyms

Anytime Fitness62 m
Yoga On The Lane399 m
Muslceworks Gym645 m
Leap Fit828 m

Nearby pharmacies

ABC Pharmacy624 m
Benjamin Chemist864 m

Nearby health

Stoke Newington Dental Practice694 m
The Sandringham Practice837 m
Dalston Practice846 m
Bradbury Dental Surgery1.1 km
Food hygiene (5-star)49% of 75

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

49

Investment score

Moderate

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
3.5% (average)London avg: 3.8%Below average yield — bottom 51%
Gentrification score15/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition300

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed owner / renter

Tenant profile

+8.1%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

32.6

Price growth score

D
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Active regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score26/100
Bakerloo Extension route7,054m
Crossrail 2 route571m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 2/10

Most deprived areas

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Among London's most deprived areas

Rank: 4,560 nationally

1,801

Est. population

15,539/km²

51%

Employed

37%

Degree educated

£39,000

Median income

9.0%

Claimant rate

Inner cityVery high densitySocially diverse / deprived

36

Community stability

Age profile

25%
27%
19%
18%
Under 1825%
18–3427%
35–4919%
50–6418%
65+11%

Tenure

17%
71%
Own outright3%
Own (mortgage)8%
Private rent17%
Social rent71%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free1%

Ethnicity

20%
16%
40%
White British20%
White Other10%
Asian16%
Black40%
Mixed6%
Other8%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional23%
Routine / semi-routine25%
No car household61%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications24%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent71%
Private rent17%

vs. London

Income vs London-7.1%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
7
Live planning apps (800m)
15
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
3
Commercial apps (800m)
3
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (3 years)
13
Borough approval rate
66%
Opportunity area
Lee Valley
CIL rate (residential)
£200/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£0.8bn
Est. completion
2040

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
44
Largest scheme
140 homes · SAMUEL LEWIS TRUST DWELLINGS, SAMUEL LEWIS TRUST DWELLINGS, DALSTON LANE, E8
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

SAMUEL LEWIS TRUST DWELLINGS, SAMUEL LEWIS TRUST DWELLINGS, AMHURST ROAD, E8113 homes
completed
Nightingale Estate Reg - Phase 3, Nightingale Estate Reg - Phase 3, Monteagle Way, Kenninghall Road, Rendlesham Road and Muir Road, E5 8BU98 homes
completed
Phase 1a, NIGHTINGALE ESTATE, Phase 1a, NIGHTINGALE ESTATE, DOWNS ROAD, E592 homes
completed
1A, 1A, Downs Road, E5 8QJ79 homes
completed
Nightingale Estate, phase 7b & 7c, Nightingale Estate, phase 7b & 7c, Muir Road, Florence Way, Clapton Way & Monteagle Way, E8 8PH64 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Green
Ward majority vote
22.3%
Ward turnout
44%
Election year
2026
MP
Ms Diane Abbott (Independent)
MP majority
15,080
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Councillors

Alastair Binnie-LubbockGreen
Laura-Louise FairleyGreen
Dylan LawGreen

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Key facts for E5 8FB

Full postcodeE5 8FB
Postcode districtE5
BoroughLondon Borough of Hackney
WardHackney Downs
Latitude51.555640
Longitude-0.066556
Parliamentary constituencyHackney North and Stoke Newington
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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