Lea Bridge · Hackney · Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency · 51.56432, -0.04945

E5 9GX— Lea Bridge, Hackney

Location and area intelligence for E5 9GX, Lea Bridge, Hackney

The family fortress

 

Schools 100%Safety 82/100Transport 37/100Yield 5.71%

Best for: Families, Investors

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Strong schools, limited transport — ideal for car-owning families

Liveability
59
Safety
82
Schools
100
Transport
37
Environment
96
Investment
72

The bottom line

E5 9GX offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and a green environment at £389,000 median — a strong choice for Families and Investors.

Less suited to Car-free commuters.

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Location

E5 9GX

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
Very highRenters
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: PositiveRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London avg price-25.2% vs London avg
vs London income-9.0% vs London avg
vs London crime-12.0% vs London avg

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How E5 9GX has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

100

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★★

Primary

Southwold Primary School

Outstanding · Inspected Oct 2019 · 4 min walk

KS2: 109.5

★★★

Secondary

Clapton Girls' Academy

Outstanding · Inspected May 2024 · 14 min walk

P8: +0.87A8: 58.0

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 12 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre

Not inspected · 30 min walk

3 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

57.5 incidents per 1,000 residents

Better than 56% of London
→ Stable

-36% vs borough

Crime by type

Anti-social behaviour25%
Other23%
Violence & sexual offences23%
Vehicle crime9%
Burglary9%
Drug offences6%
Robbery5%
Theft0%

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Homerton Fire Station · 1.8km

Crime is 12% below London average

Property

2 Jul

Prices, sales volume and market trends

£389,000

Median sale price

25% below London median

£389,000 is 25% below the London median (£520,000)

-25.6%

This year

Flat

Dominant type

Price history

5-year change
-22.6%
Sales (24 months)12
New build0.0%
Avg flat£389,000
Price per m²£7,780/m²
Price per ft²£723/ft²
Avg floor area51.2 m²

EPC breakdown

B
6%
C
22%
D
7%
E
1%

Based on 36 properties · Confidence: high

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

Stamp duty

Standard buyer£6,950
First-time buyerFTB
£0
Additional propertyBTL/2nd
£18,620

England & NI rates 2025/26. Additional property rate adds 3% on each band.

Current mortgage rates

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

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

10.2×

Price-to-income

£1,946/mo

Est. mortgage

Medium

Market activity

60d

Days to sell

Falling

Market momentum

Energy & construction

Solar yield851 kWh/kWp/yr
Rebuild cost estimate£128,000
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

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

Construction era2003-2006
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
Roof(another dwelling above)
Heating fuelelectricity (not community)
GlazingFully double glazed
Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,531
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Trajectory

2007–2026 · CAGR

+2.3%

Total change

+53%

Market Activity

Price Velocity & Acceleration

Current Velocity

-9.9%

per year

Acceleration

-29.95

change in velocity

Market State

Downturn

Velocity (%)Acceleration

Price Distribution

P25: £175k–£200k · P75: £250k–£300k · 66 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 66 sales

Flat/maisonette100%

By decade

2000s

2010s

2020s

Market Cycle

BullCooling bullRisingSteadyRecoveryCorrectionBear

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Pre-crash peak2007–2007£240k£240k+0%29
GFC & correction2010–2012£175k£243k+38.6%1.5
Help-to-Buy recovery2013–2016£241k£370k+53.5%3.5
Brexit uncertainty2017–2018£360k£410k+13.9%1.5
Pandemic surge2020–2020£370k£370k+0%1
Rate-rise correction2023–2023£324k£324k+0%2
Current market2024–2026£340k£367k+8.1%4.7

Price Trajectory by Type

Flat/maisonette

Per-type alpha vs district

Best performer

Flat/maisonette

+-1.9% alpha

Flat/maisonette-1.9% α
Local
2.3%
District
4.2%

CAGR over 19yr data window. Alpha = local CAGR − district CAGR.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Composite market conditions index 0–100

63out of 100SellerBuyer

Market condition

Buyer's Market

Neutral conditions

Higher score = better conditions for buyers

Score breakdown

Price Velocity100
Sales Volume75
Seasonal Timing3
Trend Position75

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
Clapton→ Liverpool Street· 4 tph
13 min

Nearby stations

Clapton Rail StationWeaver · Greater Anglia
8 min walk
ClaptonNational Rail
8 min walk
Rectory Road Rail StationWeaver · Greater Anglia
18 min walk
Stoke Newington Rail StationGreater Anglia · Weaver
20 min walk
Hackney Downs Rail StationWeaver · Greater Anglia
24 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

25

Walkability score

157

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

1.7 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge49 min ↑
Victoria57 min ↑
Waterloo55 min ↑
Canary Wharf52 min ↑
City ★42 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

4

Car parks (800m)

3

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park126m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock1.7 km

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: 16.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³
Better than 94% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 4.9 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB100% green spaceTree canopy: 40%
More green space than 99% of London

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 0.7 km

Energy

Solar: 851 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: CLAY, SILT AND SAND

Subsidence risk: Medium

Shrink-swell: Medium

Running sand risk: Low

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Elevated

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Medium

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

FOUNTAYNE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

1A FOUNTAYNE ROAD, N16 7EA

14 min walk

77%

Recommend GP

77%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

0

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalHomerton University Hospital · 1.5 km
Nearest A&EWHITTINGTON HEALTH NHS TRUST · 6.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%74.4%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

99

Parks (1km)

0

Restaurants (800m)

2

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

0

Gyms (1km)

4

Sports (1km)

1

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: Princess of Wales (374 m)

No restaurants within 800m — nearest: Sodo Pizza (618 m)

Nearest supermarketSo Real · 1.2 km
4 tennis courts

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

0

Late-night venues

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

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

1.2km

Post office

Nearby shops

Co-op Food182 m
Local Express303 m
B & S Food and Wine522 m
Star Food Centre604 m

Nearby cafes

E5 Cafe and Restaurant320 m
Hatch Cafe494 m
The Dialogue622 m
Tram Store697 m

Nearby restaurants

Sodo Pizza618 m
79 Clapton656 m
Wu671 m
Vesuvio Pizzeria722 m

Nearby pubs

Princess of Wales374 m
The Anchor & Hope487 m
The Crooked Billet591 m
Queer Brewing Project819 m

Nearby gyms

The Wing Chun School1.0 km

Nearby health

The Clapton Surgery165 m
The Riverside Practice172 m
HomeMed Healthcare235 m
Food hygiene (5-star)42% of 24

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

E

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

72

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
5.7% (good)London avg: 3.8%Strong yield — top 13% of London
Gentrification score14/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition300
Sales last 12 months5

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+8.1%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Medium

Market activity

60d

Est. days to sell

42/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

50.7

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

High investment qualityActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score18/100
Bakerloo Extension route8,396m
Crossrail 2 route1,698m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 10,782 nationally

1,131

Est. population

30,000/km²

71%

Employed

61%

Degree educated

£38,200

Median income

8.2%

Claimant rate

SuburbanVery high densityRenters

25

Community stability

Age profile

24%
33%
31%
Under 1824%
18–3433%
35–4931%
50–6410%
65+3%

Tenure

16%
52%
21%
Own outright7%
Own (mortgage)16%
Private rent53%
Social rent21%
Shared ownership3%

Ethnicity

32%
25%
17%
White British32%
White Other25%
Asian11%
Black17%
Mixed9%
Other7%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional48%
Routine / semi-routine15%
No car household69%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications13%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent52%
Social rent21%

vs. London

Income vs London-9.0%
Price vs London-25.2%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
2
Live planning apps (800m)
11
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
4
Commercial apps (800m)
1
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (3 years)
1
Borough approval rate
66%
Historic landfill (400m)
1
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)
64
Largest scheme
276 homes · Altius 2 & 2021 (Lathams Yrd & Leeside And Midd'sex Wharves), Altius 2 & 2021 (Lathams Yrd & Leeside And Midd'sex Wharves), Mount Pleasant Hill, Southwold Road, E5
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Altius 2 & 2021 (Lathams Yrd & Leeside And Midd'sex Wharves), Altius 2 & 2021 (Lathams Yrd & Leeside And Midd'sex Wharves), Mount Pleasant Hill, Southwold Road, E5276 homes
completed
Leeside Wharf, Altius (Lathams Yard & Leeside and Middlesex Wharves), MOUNT PLEASANT HILL, HACKNEY, E5 9NG204 homes
completed
Millfields (Formerly Southwold Estate), Millfields (Formerly Southwold Estate), Southwold Road, Clapton, E5 9PF185 homes
completed
Leeside Wharf, Altius (Lathams yard & Leeside and Middlesex Wharves), MOUNT PLEASANT HILL, HACKNEY, E5 9NG128 homes
completed
Essex Wharf, Essex Wharf, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, E5 9RL124 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Green
Ward majority vote
21.2%
Ward turnout
44%
Election year
2026
MP
Ms Diane Abbott (Independent)
MP majority
15,080
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Councillors

Antoinette FernandezGreen
Bettina MaidmentGreen
Sally ZlotowitzGreen

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Stamp duty on median price (£389,000)

£6,950

Standard buyer

£0

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Key facts for E5 9GX

Full postcodeE5 9GX
Postcode districtE5
BoroughLondon Borough of Hackney
WardLea Bridge
Latitude51.564322
Longitude-0.049451
Parliamentary constituencyHackney North and Stoke Newington
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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