Which has the lower district median?
Clapham: £600,000. Hackney: £594,000.
Hackney is lower in this 24-month sample.
Clapham (SW4) or Hackney (E8): an area comparison
Hackney has the lower recorded-sale median by £6,000. The cards below show how the two areas compare on prices, schools, green space, local profile and transport.
The short answer
Which has the broader school register?
Clapham: 14. Hackney: 10 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: SW4 76, E8 96. mapped green-space sites: SW4 47, E8 49.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £6,000 across the 24-month samples. That gives Hackney the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Clapham has 14 registered schools, 47 mapped green-space sites and 76 bus nodes. Hackney has 10, 49 and 96 respectively.
District prices
SW4 recorded 821 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £600,000. The £841,637 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
E8 recorded 715 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £594,000. The £709,577 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
SW4
- Median recorded sale
- £600,000
- Average recorded sale
- £841,637
- Recorded sales
- 821 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
E8
- Median recorded sale
- £594,000
- Average recorded sale
- £709,577
- Recorded sales
- 715 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
Crime and serious-crime share
Police.uk records 6,434 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,844, or 28.7% of the total.
Police.uk records 8,557 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 2,621, or 30.6% of the total.
SW4
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 6,434
- Selected report-category share
- 1,844 (28.7%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
E8
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 8,557
- Selected report-category share
- 2,621 (30.6%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
Local-area deprivation context
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. SW4 has a median of 7.0. 7.7% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 42.1% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. E8 has a median of 4.0. 47.0% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 0.0% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
SW4
- Median IMD decile
- 7.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 7.7%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 42.1%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
E8
- Median IMD decile
- 4.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 47.0%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 0.0%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
Schools
The register lists 14 open establishments in SW4. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 10 open establishments in E8. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
SW4
- Registered school sites
- 14 (16 plus: 2, Nursery: 1, Primary: 9, Secondary: 2)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
E8
- Registered school sites
- 10 (Primary: 8, Secondary: 2)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
Green space and outdoor sport
OS maps 47 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 84.00 hectares, including 4 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 49 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 21.46 hectares, including 10 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
SW4
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 47
- Mapped site area
- 84.00 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 4
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
E8
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 49
- Mapped site area
- 21.46 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 10
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
Flood context
The source covers 918 postcode units. 122 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 124 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 730 postcode units. 263 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 253 have medium-risk surroundings.
SW4
- Postcode units in source
- 918
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 122
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 124
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
E8
- Postcode units in source
- 730
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 263
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 253
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
Air quality
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 20.5 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 23.0 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
SW4
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 20.5 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
E8
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 23.0 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
Transport access nodes
NaPTAN contains 76 active bus nodes and 11 rail, metro or tram nodes across SW4. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 96 active bus nodes and 18 rail, metro or tram nodes across E8. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
SW4
- Active bus access nodes
- 76
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 11
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
E8
- Active bus access nodes
- 96
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 18
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Broadband availability
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
SW4
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
E8
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
Road safety
DfT records 468 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 4 fatal, 99 serious and 365 slight.
DfT records 481 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 84 serious and 397 slight.
SW4
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 468
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 99
- Slight
- 365
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
E8
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 481
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 84
- Slight
- 397
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Sources and method
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
- MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
- Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
- DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
- NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
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