Bacteriostatic water in Hackney

Local facts for Hackney

Hackney sits in the E8 postcode district (E area), within Hackney, London, England.

E8 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Hackney go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• Queen Mary University of London, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 2.5 km
• King's College London, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 5.6 km
• Birkbeck College, Biological Sciences, 5.8 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Hackney with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 5.9 km west
• Institute of Zoology (UKPRN 10009315): Biological Sciences, 7.1 km west
• University of Greenwich (UKPRN 10007146): Chemistry, 7.6 km south-east
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 9.9 km south-west
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 10.3 km south-west
• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (UKPRN 10005553): Biological Sciences, 37.8 km west
• The University of Reading (UKPRN 10007802): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 62.7 km west
• University of Cambridge (UKPRN 10007788): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 74.4 km north

Nearby: Homerton (1.2 km), Bethnal Green (1.9 km), West Hackney (2 km), Hoxton (2.6 km), Stoke Newington (2.7 km).

Regional hub: London.

Hackney lies north-east of London, about 6.5 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the E postcode area (12 of the 104 we list for London):

• Bromley, E3, 3.3 km
• Bromley, E3, 3.3 km
• Whitechapel, E1, 3.3 km
• Stratford, E15, 3.9 km
• Canning Town, E16, 5.4 km
• Forest Gate, E7, 5.4 km
• Waltham Forest, E17, 6.5 km
• East Ham, E6, 7.7 km

Postcode districts in the E area covered by our London location pages: E1, E2, E3, E4, E6, E7, E8, E9, E15, E16, E17.

More nearby location pages in London (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Hackney (6 location pages): Homerton 1.2 km, West Hackney 2 km, Hoxton 2.6 km, Stoke Newington 2.7 km, Shoreditch 3 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Hackney: north, Tottenham (5 km); east, Homerton (1.2 km); south, Bethnal Green (1.9 km); west, West Hackney (2 km).

Location pages in London within 10 km of Hackney: 35; within 25 km: 100; within 50 km: 103.

Map reference: 51.5448, -0.0554 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074559563).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.