GetTheData logo

Where is Hackney?

Hackney is located in the county of Greater London, London, three miles north-east of the city of City of London, 17 miles south-east of the major town of Watford, and four miles north-east of London. Hackney lies two miles north-east of the City and County of the City of London border, and was historically in the county of Middlesex. Hackney falls within the London borough council of Hackney, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the E8 postcode district. The post town for Hackney is London.

Hackney on a map

Map showing extent of Hackney as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Hackney
Map showing location of Hackney within the UK
Location of Hackney within the UK

Which county is Hackney in?

Hackney is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Middlesex, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyMiddlesex
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Hackney in Greater London?

Hackney is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater London, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater London.

Map showing location of Hackney within Greater London
Location of Hackney within Greater London

What is the postcode for Hackney?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hackney is E8 1PJ.

Where is Hackney in E8?

Hackney is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the E8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the E8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hackney within E8
Location of Hackney within E8

What is the post town for Hackney?

The post town for Hackney is London. Hackney is in the E8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of London.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hackney?

The centre of Hackney is located at position 51.54476° latitude and -0.05537° longitude.

Latitude51.54476°
Longitude-0.05537°

What is the easting and northing of Hackney?

The centre of Hackney is located at the grid reference easting 534945 and northing 184665 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting534945
Northing184665

What are the nearest towns to Hackney?

Position of Hackney relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hackney to the centre of the town.

south-west
8m
Hackney is 8 miles south-west of Chigwell
south-west
9m
Hackney is 9 miles south-west of Loughton
south
10m
Hackney is 10 miles south of Waltham Cross
south
10m
Hackney is 10 miles south of Waltham Abbey
south
11m
Hackney is 11 miles south of Cheshunt
south-east
12m
Hackney is 12 miles south-east of Potters Bar
south-east
12m
Hackney is 12 miles south-east of Borehamwood
south-west
13m
Hackney is 13 miles south-west of Epping
north-west
14m
Hackney is 14 miles north-west of Swanley
north-west
14m
Hackney is 14 miles north-west of Dartford

What are the nearest cities to Hackney?

Position of Hackney relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hackney to the centre of the city.

north-east
3m
Hackney is 3 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
4m
Hackney is 4 miles north-east of London
north-east
4m
Hackney is 4 miles north-east of City of Westminster
south-east
19m
Hackney is 19 miles south-east of St Albans
south-west
26m
Hackney is 26 miles south-west of Chelmsford
west
33m
Hackney is 33 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
south-east
46m
Hackney is 46 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
south
46m
Hackney is 46 miles south of Cambridge
south-west
47m
Hackney is 47 miles south-west of Colchester
north
50m
Hackney is 50 miles north of Brighton and Hove

More Hackney data