Is E12 6JW a good place to live?
East London (E12 6JW), East London, England
View E12 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E12 6JW has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 98 nearby (32 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E12 6JW is a UK postcode in E12 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Barking, 0.7 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E12 6JW include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 7 incidents were reported in E12 6JW. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within E12.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 78/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E12 6JW is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 7 incidents were reported in E12 6JW.
The most common categories are Other theft (43%), Violent crime (14%), Anti-social behaviour (14%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E12, this postcode ranks 59 of 406 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- E12 district average
- 268 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near E12 6JW
98 schools near E12 6JW, including 32 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (23 Outstanding, 49 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (9 Outstanding and 11 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E12 6JW is well served by everyday amenities, with 15 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.7 miles away.
Little Ilford Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.7 mi
- Tesco0.8 mi
- Lidl0.8 mi
- Asda0.8 mi
- Star Fruit & Veg0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Little Ilford Park0.2 mi
- Hathaway Crescent Park0.2 mi
- Uphall Recreation Ground0.5 mi
- Quaker Burial Ground0.6 mi
- Loxford Park0.7 mi
Transportation
Barking is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from E12 6JW - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include East Ham (0.8 mi), Ilford (0.8 mi), Woodgrange Park (0.9 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Barking0.7 mi
- East Ham0.8 mi
- Ilford0.8 mi
- Woodgrange Park0.9 mi
- Manor Park1.0 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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