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Thinking of living at E8 1AB? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gayhurst Community School | Primary | 250 m | 88% met the expected standard |
| Mossbourne Parkside Academy | Primary | 450 m | 86% met the expected standard |
| St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 82% met the expected standard |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| London Fields Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 39.2 · 5.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mossbourne Community Academy | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 65.1 · 32% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Excelsior Academy | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.7 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Children's House School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Al-Falah Primary School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Rosemary Works School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
Every primary near E8 1AB, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | London Fields Lido | 220 m | 55 |
| Fitness | Urban Escrima | 640 m | 44 |
| Tennis | London Fields | 260 m | 42 |
| Yoga | Hotpod Yoga | 450 m | 34 |
| Football | Rhodes Estate Carlisle Walk Ball Court | 660 m | 29 |
| Billiards | Pembury Tavern | 590 m | 20 |
| Pilates | Tempo Pilates | 290 m | 18 |
| Multi-sport | Britannia Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 14 |
| Squash | Britannia Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 14 |
| Climbing | Climbing District | 1.1 km | 12 |
| Basketball | Aspland and Marcon Court Estate Basket Ball Court | 460 m | 11 |
| Skateboard | Victoria Park Skatepark | 2.1 km | 11 |
| Athletics | Clapton Girls Academy | 1.4 km | 10 |
| Running | Knees Up | 1.4 km | 10 |
| Darts | Flight Club | 3.0 km | 8 |
| Boxing | Fightzone London | 1.3 km | 7 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 84. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 56% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Hackney Downs, a few minutes' walk (500 m), with 3.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Richmond Road / Greenwood Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (route 394); 132 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 6 km away as the crow flies.
64% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Gayhurst Community School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 88% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 39.2 · 5.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Mossbourne Community Academy (0.8 km) and Waterside Academy (0.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Latymer School (9.1 km) and Woodford County High School (9.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 450 m away, with Greenwood FW LTD T/A Greenwood Food and Wine closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Richmond Road Medical Centre (250 m), with Marijak the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Toppers is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Homerton University Hospital, 1.6 km away, rated outstanding by the CQC.
At its trust, 79% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 73% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 21 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Spurstowe Arms is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Binch the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 181 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 66% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Graham Road and Mapledene, St Mark's).
There are 26 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (75%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 56% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is London Fields, 450 m away; for exercise, London Fields Lido (200 m).
61 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond), 6.6 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 22.9 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 9.2 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 28 km.
Most households own their home, 27% rent privately.
It's young: 23% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 59% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Law, 3.1 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.