Is E13 8AB a good place to live?
East London (E13 8AB), East London, England
View E13 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 33 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E13 8AB has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 96 nearby (33 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 33 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E13 8AB is a UK postcode in E13 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 33 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Plaistow, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E13 8AB include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 3 incidents were reported in E13 8AB. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within E13.
Overall score
Good 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
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
E13 8AB is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in E13 8AB.
The most common categories are Other theft (67%), Vehicle crime (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E13, this postcode ranks 32 of 577 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- E13 district average
- 254 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near E13 8AB
96 schools near E13 8AB, including 33 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 72 primary schools (29 Outstanding, 42 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 24 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 15 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E13 8AB is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Local Express, 0.3 miles away.
Plaistow Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Local Express0.3 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.4 mi
- Food Inn0.8 mi
- Co-op Food0.8 mi
- Morrisons0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Plaistow Park0.2 mi
- Daisy Parsons Memorial Garden0.4 mi
- Hermit Road Recreational Ground0.4 mi
- Lister Gardens0.5 mi
- Gandhi Chaplin Memorial Garden0.5 mi
Transportation
Plaistow is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from E13 8AB - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Star Lane (0.9 mi), West Ham (0.9 mi), Upton Park (0.9 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Plaistow0.6 mi
- Star Lane0.9 mi
- West Ham0.9 mi
- Upton Park0.9 mi
- Canning Town1.0 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 2%, ultrafast 2%, 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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