High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
London
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Last published allocation
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- Clapton Girls' Academy
Last published allocation was 1,424 m. This address is 295 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
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Coordinates & Location for E5 8EA
Postcode
E5 8EA
Coordinates
51.5537, -0.0559
Grid reference
TQ348856
Easting
534,880
Northing
185,659
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XHW3V+FJ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hackney
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Hackney
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7375
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7375 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near E5 8EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near E5 8EA
Counts are for Hackney Downs electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24
YoY +60%
24156
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY +8%
25166
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
1172
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.30.8%
Other White16.8%
African11.2%
Caribbean7.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group6.2%
+ 10 other groups · 27.3%
Religion
No religion42.1%
Christian31.2%
Muslim12.2%
Not answered10.2%
Other religion1.2%
+ other · 3.1%
Age groups
25–3431.5%
35–4921.1%
50–6413.1%
20–248.0%
10–155.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 20.4%
Households
Other29.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over16.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.0%
Any member 66+9.3%
With dependent children6.8%
+ 6 other households · 27.9%
Administrative Information
Hackney
Local Authority
Council AreaHackney North and Stoke Newington E14001259
Constituency
E14001259Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Hackney Downs
Constituency code
E14001259
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Hackney, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Hackney
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorth East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
City and Hackney Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East London ICB - A3A8R
Cancer Alliance
North East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Hackney 010F E01033703
E01033703MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Hackney 010 E02000354
E02000354LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Hackney 010F E01033703
E01033703MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Hackney 010 E02000354
E02000354Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode E5 8EA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 7375
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033703 and MSOA E02000354 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode E5 8EA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near E5 8EA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–17FSM 62%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–19FSM 39%
Attainment 8
59.4
Last published allocation was 1,424 m. This address is 295 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
87%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 51%
Attainment 8
65.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 70%
RWM expected
61%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–45
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
79%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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