E8 postcode district — London Fields, Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets
The E8 postcode district in London sits across London Fields, spanning the local authority areas of Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets. It groups thousands of unit postcodes used for addressing and is a practical geography for comparing london fields property market activity with neighbouring districts. In the 12 months to 28 August 2026, recorded paid sales show an average sold price around £685,322 across 274 transactions in the district. On a year-on-year basis, the average moved about down 3.7% compared with the previous 12 months. The busiest segment was flat / maisonette, with 228 sales in that period—useful context when you compare house prices in E8 across terraces, flats and houses. Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets sold prices in the official Price Paid extract reflect completions (not asking prices), so they’re a solid base for research, desk-based due diligence and area IQ-style comparisons. We surface the latest-sale pattern per postcode where a standard paid sale exists in-window.
Street-level sold prices and property data for all 182 postcodes in E8 with a paid sale in the last 12 months. Sourced from HM Land Registry.
According to Property Insights UK, the average house price in E8 (London Fields, Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets) was £685,322 in the 12 months to 28 August 2026, based on 274 Land Registry transactions. Prices fell 3.7% year-on-year. Flat / maisonette properties were the most commonly sold type, with a median price of £542,750. 0.4% of sales were new builds.
Figures are derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Category A standard paid residential sales only. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by property type — E8
Median sold price · last 12 months to 2026-08-28 · Land Registry
Showing 184 of 184 postcodes (latest standard paid sale per unit postcode in the last 12 months in this district).
Help & guidance
Frequently asked questions about E8
Straightforward answers about sold prices, Land Registry data and what you can do with this page.
1
What is the average house price in E8?
The average sold price in E8 (London Fields) is £685,322 based on 274 sales in the last 12 months, as of 28 August 2026. This represents a -3.7% change compared to the previous 12 months (average basis).
2
What types of properties sell most in E8?
The most common property type sold in E8 in the last 12 months is flat / maisonette with 228 sales. The median price for a flat / maisonette in E8 is £542,750.
3
What is the cheapest property type in E8?
Based on Land Registry data, flat / maisonette properties have the lowest median price in E8 at £542,750. This is based on 228 sales in the last 12 months.
4
Has the E8 property market gone up or down?
House prices in E8 have fallen by 3.7% in the last 12 months compared to the previous year. The average sold price moved from £711,620 to £685,322.
5
Is E8 freehold or leasehold?
In the last 12 months, 41 sales in E8 were freehold (15%) and 233 were leasehold (85%), using the Land Registry Duration field on each transaction (274 sales in total in this slice).