The entrance hall to the station, on Amhurst Park, lies within the London Borough of Hackney but much of the platform area is in the London Borough of Haringey.

It is 5 miles 3 chains (8.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and situated between Stoke Newington and Seven Sisters stations.

Its three-letter station code is SMH and it is in Travelcard zone 3.

The new London Overground line names and colours were introduced across the London rail network in November 2024 All services at Stamford Hill are operated as part of the Weaver line of the London Overground using Class 710 EMUs.

The station is on the Seven Sisters branch of the Lea Valley lines, with trains out of Liverpool Street running to either Cheshunt or Enfield Town.