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E8 London Fields — Family Area Report

London Fields · Hackney

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Hackney£2,054/yr
Family densityAverage · 22–27%27.5% of households have dependent children
66
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

E8 is the London postcode area covering London Fields in the London Borough of Hackney. It scores 66/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on schools (100/100) and weakest on everyday amenities (0/100). 41 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Liverpool Street in 29 min on the morning rush. 27.5% of households here have dependent children — average.

Schools100
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density34
Commute70

Schools

41 within 1 mile

  • Gayhurst Community School

    Primary · 524 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    304m

  • Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 240 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    544m

  • Mossbourne Parkside Academy

    Primary · 327 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    604m

  • Queensbridge Primary School

    Primary · 398 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    635m

  • St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School

    Primary · 185 pupils

    676m

  • London Fields Primary School

    Primary · 407 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    867m

  • Mossbourne Community Academy

    Secondary · 1432 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    882m

  • Hackney New Primary School

    Primary · 344 pupils

    923m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    7
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    10

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    47 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee
    King's Cross
    36 min
    via Windrush & Victoria
    Liverpool StreetFastest
    29 min
    via Weaver
    Canary Wharf
    37 min
    via Windrush & Elizabeth line
    Paddington
    50 min
    via Windrush & Elizabeth line
    Victoria
    46 min
    via Windrush & Victoria

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Liverpool Street in 29 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

      E8 — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about London Fields, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      Is E8 a good area for families?
      E8 (London Fields, Hackney) scores 66/100 on our family-life index, making it a solid pick among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 100/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
      What are the schools like in E8?
      There are 41 schools within a mile of E8, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. E8 scores 100/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
      How safe is E8?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in E8 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, E8 scores 100/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from E8 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from E8 is Liverpool Street in about 29 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in E8?
      27.5% of households in E8's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as average (22–27%) versus the rest of London.

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