Is E1 4RS a good place to live?
East London (E1 4RS), East London, England
View E1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E1 4RS has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 95 nearby (31 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E1 4RS is a UK postcode in E1 with a higher than average crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Limehouse, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E1 4RS include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 17 incidents were reported in E1 4RS. It ranks in the lower half for safety within E1.
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
- 4/5 — Moderate
- Schools
- 77/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E1 4RS is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 17 incidents were reported in E1 4RS.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (41%), Violent crime (35%), Other theft (6%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E1, this postcode ranks 7359 of 10119 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- E1 district average
- 693 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near E1 4RS
95 schools near E1 4RS, including 31 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (27 Outstanding, 43 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 12 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E1 4RS is well served by everyday amenities, with 19 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 4 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Bangla Bazar Cash & Carry, 0.4 miles away.
Mile End Park Dog Agility Trail is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 4 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Bangla Bazar Cash & Carry0.4 mi
- Lidl0.5 mi
- Asda0.6 mi
- China Ark0.7 mi
- Sainsbury's0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Mile End Park Dog Agility Trail0.2 mi
- Shandy Park0.2 mi
- Whitehorse Open Space0.2 mi
- St Dunstan's Churchyard0.2 mi
- Trafalgar Gardens0.3 mi
Transportation
Limehouse is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from E1 4RS - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Limehouse DLR (0.5 mi), Stepney Green (0.5 mi), Mile End (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Limehouse0.4 mi
- Limehouse DLR0.5 mi
- Stepney Green0.5 mi
- Mile End0.5 mi
- Bow Road0.8 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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