Is E1 5AJ a good place to live?
East London (E1 5AJ), East London, England
View E1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E1 5AJ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 99 nearby (31 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E1 5AJ is a UK postcode in E1 with a higher than average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Whitechapel, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E1 5AJ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 83% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 11 incidents were reported in E1 5AJ. 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 — Good
- Schools
- 77/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 85/100 — Excellent
Safety
E1 5AJ is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 11 incidents were reported in E1 5AJ.
The most common categories are Violent crime (27%), Anti-social behaviour (18%), Other theft (18%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E1, this postcode ranks 5147 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 5AJ
99 schools near E1 5AJ, including 31 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (25 Outstanding, 47 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 12 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E1 5AJ 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 Taj Stores, 0.2 miles away.
Allen Gardens is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Taj Stores0.2 mi
- Zaman Brothers Cash and Carry0.3 mi
- Planet Organic0.4 mi
- Sainsbury's0.4 mi
- Mas Bazar Bethnal Green0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Allen Gardens0.2 mi
- Chicksand Street Park0.2 mi
- Vallance Gardens0.2 mi
- Christ Church Churchyard0.3 mi
- Altab Ali Park0.3 mi
Transportation
Whitechapel is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from E1 5AJ - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Shoreditch High Street (0.4 mi), Aldgate East (0.4 mi), Bethnal Green (0.4 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Whitechapel0.3 mi
- Shoreditch High Street0.4 mi
- Aldgate East0.4 mi
- Bethnal Green0.4 mi
- Unknown Station0.4 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 83%, ultrafast 83%, 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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