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Thinking of living at E8 4LN? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbridge Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 82% met the expected standard |
| Gayhurst Community School | Primary | 500 m | 88% met the expected standard |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Hackney New Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| Waterside Academy | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 44.6 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bridge Academy | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 56.9 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Haggerston School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 52.7 · 22.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 54.3 · 26.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 39.2 · 5.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Children's House School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Rosemary Works School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | London Fields Lido | 570 m | 58 |
| Tennis | London Fields | 570 m | 47 |
| Fitness | Urban Escrima | 810 m | 46 |
| Yoga | Waking Dreams | 730 m | 36 |
| Football | Belford House MUGA | 440 m | 33 |
| Billiards | Sebright Arms | 1.0 km | 21 |
| Pilates | Reformer Ritual | 810 m | 17 |
| Squash | Britannia Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 15 |
| Basketball | Belford House MUGA | 440 m | 12 |
| Running | Knees Up | 1.1 km | 12 |
| Skateboard | Victoria Park Skatepark | 2.4 km | 12 |
| Climbing | Climbing District | 880 m | 11 |
| Multi-sport | Britannia Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 11 |
| Athletics | Clapton Girls Academy | 2.0 km | 10 |
| Darts | Williams Ale & Cider House | 2.6 km | 10 |
| Boxing | Fightzone London | 1.0 km | 8 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 90. 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 Haggerston, about a 5-minute walk (500 m), with 3.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Highbury and Islington.
The nearest bus stop is Middleton Road Haggerston, 100 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 236); 40 departures an hour from the 7 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 Queensbridge Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 73% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Gayhurst Community School (0.4 km), with 13 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Waterside Academy, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 44.6 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Mossbourne Community Academy (0.8 km) and Clapton Girls' Academy (1.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Latymer School (9.1 km) and Woodford County High School (9.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Olivra Supermarket, 400 m away, with Queensbridge Road Food & Wine closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Queensbridge Group Practice (200 m), with Haggerston Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Ismet is 500 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.
Hackney Lunch Clubs is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Duke Of Richmond the nearest pub (250 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%).
68 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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| St Paul's Waldorf School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
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Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 56% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Albion Square Gardens, 250 m away; for exercise, Momentum Training (550 m).
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, 2.5 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.