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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be affluent urban professionals living in flats.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found primarily in London (Wandsworth, Hammersmith and Fulham, Merton, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond-upon-Thames and Ealing) as well as in Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Metropolitan Police force is responsible for policing the Hackney Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Hackney council is £998.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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'Unstable' detainee flees shops

22/12/2009 16:22:17

A man goes missing from a secure mental health unit while on a trip to an east London shopping centre.
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'Bitter' husband guilty of murder

22/12/2009 16:32:40

A husband is found guilty of stabbing his wife to death in London because he was bitter she made a new life for herself.
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Prince sleeps rough for charity

22/12/2009 15:58:41

Prince William spends a night sleeping rough in London in an event organised by homeless charity Centrepoint.
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Kercher killer's sentence reduced

22/12/2009 17:25:25

A man jailed for murdering south London student Meredith Kercher has his sentence almost halved on appeal.
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Eurostar resumes train services

22/12/2009 17:10:29

Eurostar resumes operation of high-speed trains through the Channel Tunnel after three days with no service.
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Hospital hit by electrical fault

22/12/2009 11:01:37

The Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead cancels all non-emergency surgery after a electrical fault affects its computer system.
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Shoe thrown at trial judge

22/12/2009 13:51:49

A 33-year-old defendant in a London murder trial throws his trainer in protest at an Old Bailey judge.
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New website shows rent costs

22/12/2009 11:44:22

London Mayor Boris Johnson launched a new website that reveals cost of renting homes around the capital.
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Artists helped into creative jobs

22/12/2009 14:41:46

A fund of £500,000 is shared between art projects across London to boost job hopes of creatives in the Olympic run-up.
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Train death man e-fit released

22/12/2009 10:20:37

Detectives release an e-fit image of a man who was struck and killed by a train at Plumstead railway station in south-east London.
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Death row Briton's rights 'noted'

22/12/2009 09:40:51

The rights of a Briton facing execution in China for smuggling heroin have been fully respected, officials there say.
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Billionaire murder suspect hunt

22/12/2009 08:31:07

A detective vows to bring a billionaire suspected of murdering a Norwegian student in London to justice.
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Rail clash football fans sought

22/12/2009 14:14:34

Images are released of five men wanted after clashes involving Tottenham football fans which left two rail workers injured.
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Charge over art student stabbing

22/12/2009 05:46:34

A 15-year-old boy is charged with murder after an 18-year-old art student is stabbed to death in east London.
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'Bumper year' for botanical finds

22/12/2009 00:06:54

Almost 300 species are described for the first time by botanists at Kew Gardens based in west London in 2009.
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01/07/2003 13:27:16

How to contact BBC News Interactive's London team
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19/10/2004 09:56:40

Links to other local news internet sites in London
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Travel advice

22/12/2009 09:15:00

Essential winter weather links and information
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Tube Stations

Arsenal (0.42 miles away), Piccadilly

Finsbury Park (0.47 miles away), Piccadilly/Victoria

Manor House (0.68 miles away), Piccadilly

Holloway Road (0.92 miles away), Piccadilly

Highbury & Islington (1.16 miles away), Victoria

Railway Stations

Finsbury Park (0.47 miles away), First Capital Connect

Drayton Park (0.81 miles away), First Capital Connect

Canonbury (0.95 miles away), London Overground

Stoke Newington (1.04 miles away), National Express East Anglia

Harringay Green Lanes (1.06 miles away), London Overground

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