Which has the lower district median?
Hackney: £594,000. Muswell Hill: £650,000.
Hackney is lower in this 24-month sample.
Hackney (E8) or Muswell Hill (N10): an area comparison
Hackney has the lower recorded-sale median by £56,000. 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?
Hackney: 10. Muswell Hill: 12 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: E8 96, N10 53. mapped green-space sites: E8 49, N10 44.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £56,000 across the 24-month samples. That gives Hackney the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Hackney has 10 registered schools, 49 mapped green-space sites and 96 bus nodes. Muswell Hill has 12, 44 and 53 respectively.
District prices
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.
N10 recorded 527 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £650,000. The £918,097 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
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.
N10
- Median recorded sale
- £650,000
- Average recorded sale
- £918,097
- Recorded sales
- 527 (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 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.
Police.uk records 2,229 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 638, or 28.6% of the total.
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.
N10
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 2,229
- Selected report-category share
- 638 (28.6%)
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. 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.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. N10 has a median of 7.0. 14.1% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 24.9% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
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.
N10
- Median IMD decile
- 7.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 14.1%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 24.9%
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 10 open establishments in E8. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 12 open establishments in N10. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
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.
N10
- Registered school sites
- 12 (Nursery: 1, Primary: 10, Secondary: 1)
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 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.
OS maps 44 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 102.98 hectares, including 3 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
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.
N10
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 44
- Mapped site area
- 102.98 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 3
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 730 postcode units. 263 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 253 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 746 postcode units. 170 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 149 have medium-risk surroundings.
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.
N10
- Postcode units in source
- 746
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 170
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 149
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 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.
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 16.3 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
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.
N10
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 16.3 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 96 active bus nodes and 18 rail, metro or tram nodes across E8. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 53 active bus nodes and 0 rail, metro or tram nodes across N10. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
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.
N10
- Active bus access nodes
- 53
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 0
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.
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.
N10
- 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 481 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 84 serious and 397 slight.
DfT records 192 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 0 fatal, 17 serious and 175 slight.
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.
N10
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 192
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 17
- Slight
- 175
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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