Is E14 8GG a good place to live?
East London (E14 8GG), East London, England
View E14 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E14 8GG has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 95 nearby (30 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E14 8GG is a UK postcode in E14 with a higher than average crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Heron Quays, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E14 8GG include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.0 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 25 incidents were reported in E14 8GG.
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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E14 8GG is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 25 incidents were reported in E14 8GG.
The most common categories are Violent crime (44%), Vehicle crime (20%), Other theft (12%), based on reported crime type counts.
Schools near E14 8GG
95 schools near E14 8GG, including 30 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (26 Outstanding, 41 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 13 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E14 8GG 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 Tian Tian Oriental Supermarket, 0.3 miles away.
Erebus Gardens is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Tian Tian Oriental Supermarket0.3 mi
- The Savanna0.3 mi
- M&S Simply Food0.4 mi
- YOHOME0.4 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Erebus Gardens0.1 mi
- Canary Central0.2 mi
- Sir John McDougall Gardens0.3 mi
- Indescon Square0.3 mi
- Durand's Wharf0.3 mi
Transportation
Heron Quays is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from E14 8GG - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Canary Wharf (0.3 mi), Canary Wharf (0.4 mi), South Quay (0.4 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Heron Quays0.2 mi
- Canary Wharf0.3 mi
- Canary Wharf0.4 mi
- South Quay0.4 mi
- West India Quay0.5 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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