E8 · Hackney · Zone 2
Renting in Hackney and London Fields
What it costs to rent in Hackney and London Fields (E8), how you get around and what the area is like, from 51 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £2,250 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £2,800 a month
- Homes to rent
- 51
Rents
What renting in Hackney and London Fields costs
Median asking rents of whole homes listed on nHabit on 23 October 2026. The middle half shows where the central half of rents fall, once 20 or more homes are listed.
1 bedroom
£2,250 a month
17 homes · 5% above London
2 bedrooms
£2,800 a month
23 homes · middle half £2,425 to £3,550 · 2% above London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,250 | Not enough homes yet | 17 | 5% above |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,800 | £2,425 to £3,550 | 23 | 2% above |
These figures describe the homes listed, so a large new rental building can move a district's median. How rents move month to month across London is in the London rent report.
Getting around
The stations Hackney and London Fields's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Overground
Dalston Junction
4 min walk · nearest for 10 homes
Overground
London Fields
3 min walk · nearest for 10 homes
Overground
Hackney Downs
4 min walk · nearest for 9 homes
Overground
Haggerston
1 min walk · nearest for 7 homes
Schools
Schools in E8
Open primary and secondary schools with an E8 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
8
open schools
5 of the 5 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
2
open schools
2 of the 2 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Air and water
Air quality and flood risk in E8
Air quality
Fair
- Nitrogen dioxide: 23 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 9.8 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 5).
Flood risk
Medium surface-water risk
No river or tidal flood warning area nearby. Check a particular address on gov.uk before you sign.
Crime
What was reported in August 2026
The kinds of crime police.uk recorded in E8, as shares of the total. We show what is reported rather than how much: raw counts follow how many people pass through an area, not just who lives there.
- Anti-social behaviour25%
- Violence and sexual offences21%
- Shoplifting10%
- Other theft8%
Sources
- Rents, homes and stations: whole homes and studios to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026, as their listings describe them. Asking rents, not the rents finally agreed.
- Crime: police.uk, August 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Air quality: © Crown 2026 copyright Defra via uk-air.defra.gov.uk, licenced under the Open Government Licence (OGL).
- Flood risk: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
- Schools: Get Information about Schools (Department for Education) and Ofsted. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.