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Hackney
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any E, N and EC postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Hackney
- 2planning applications this week
- 176.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 177.9p
- 53hygiene scores this month
- 7,963local businesses listed
- 164food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Forest Road (road closure)
19 Oct to 30 Oct. The road will be closed. From its junction with Roseberry Place in a north westerly direction for a distance of 14 metres.
Forest Road, Hackney, London -
Road closed: Silesia Buildings
19 Oct. The road will be closed. From its junction with London Lane in a south westerly direction for a distance of 30 metres.
Silesia Buildings, Hackney, London
Hackney in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
10,790crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£560kmiddle price, 446 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
21applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
53hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
73roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
176.9pcheapest unleadedat MFG Stamford Hill · most around 177.9p · dearest 177.9p · 3 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
259events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
661street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
75schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
171GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
1,774charities based in HackneyEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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16 areas · darker means more happened there this weekFind a local business
The full directory7,963 shops, trades and services across Hackney, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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A short, free email of what changed near you that week and what’s coming up: planning, new places, school and GP ratings, roadworks, house prices and more. One tap to stop it.
Questions people ask
What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any E, N and EC postcode in Hackney, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Hackney too.