Bacteriostatic water in West Hackney

Local facts for West Hackney

West Hackney sits in the N16 postcode district (N area), within Hackney, London, England.

N16 is a mainland UK district, so orders to West 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, 4.5 km
• University College London, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 6 km
• Birkbeck College, Biological Sciences, 6.1 km

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

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

• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 6.3 km south-west
• Institute of Zoology (UKPRN 10009315): Biological Sciences, 6.7 km south-west
• University of Greenwich (UKPRN 10007146): Chemistry, 9.6 km south-east
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 10.2 km south-west
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 10.7 km south-west
• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (UKPRN 10005553): Biological Sciences, 37.6 km south-west
• The University of Reading (UKPRN 10007802): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 62.1 km west
• University of Cambridge (UKPRN 10007788): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 72.7 km north

Nearby: Stoke Newington (1 km), Hackney (2 km), Homerton (2.8 km), Tottenham (3.1 km), Hoxton (3.5 km).

Regional hub: London.

West Hackney lies north-east of London, about 7.2 km in a straight line.

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

• Haringey, N8, 3.9 km
• Hornsey, N8, 4.5 km
• St Pancras, N1C, 5 km
• Palmers Green, N13, 6.8 km
• Edmonton, N9, 7.1 km
• East Finchley, N2, 7.2 km
• Finchley, N3, 9.7 km
• Whetstone, N20, 10.3 km

Postcode districts in the N area covered by our London location pages: N1, N1C, N2, N3, N8, N9, N13, N15, N16, N20.

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

Also in Hackney (6 location pages): Stoke Newington 1 km, Hackney 2 km, Homerton 2.8 km, Hoxton 3.5 km, Shoreditch 4.2 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from West Hackney: north, Tottenham (3.1 km); east, Hackney (2 km); south, Hoxton (3.5 km); west, Stoke Newington (1 km).

Location pages in London within 10 km of West Hackney: 37; within 25 km: 100; within 50 km: 103.

Map reference: 51.5609, -0.0691.

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