Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
London
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Coordinates & Location for N16 6LU
Postcode
N16 6LU
Coordinates
51.5693, -0.0650
Grid reference
TQ342873
Easting
534,202
Northing
187,381
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XHW9M+PX
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.
1380
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1380 out of 33,755 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 N16 6LU
England & WalesCrime trends · near N16 6LU
Counts are for Cazenove 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
21
YoY -12%
382614
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
28
YoY -10%
573512
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.46.0%
Other White16.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group13.9%
African6.5%
Caribbean3.8%
+ 5 other groups · 12.9%
Religion
Jewish41.6%
Christian17.7%
Not answered15.4%
No religion12.1%
Muslim10.5%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
35–4915.8%
25–3413.8%
50–6413.2%
≤412.2%
5–912.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 32.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children26.1%
Other22.0%
Any member 66+12.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent6.0%
+ 7 other households · 24.3%
Administrative Information
Hackney
Local Authority
Council AreaHackney North and Stoke Newington E14001259
Constituency
E14001259Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Cazenove
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 004E E01001826
E01001826MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Hackney 004 E02000348
E02000348LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Hackney 004E E01001826
E01001826MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Hackney 004 E02000348
E02000348Urban: 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
5:58 AM
Sunrise
5:41 PM
Sunset
11 hours 43 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:58 AM
Sunset (today)
5:41 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 43 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 N16 6LU 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: 1380
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001826 and MSOA E02000348 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode N16 6LU 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 N16 6LU
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 4–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
61.6
PrimaryIndependentBoys · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryIndependentBoys · Ages 2–12FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 3–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
17.9
PrimaryIndependentBoys · Ages 5–13FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 2–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
24.6
SecondaryStateGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 2%
Attainment 8
59.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
100%
PrimaryIndependentBoys · Ages 5–7FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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