Is E1 5BE a good place to live?
East London (E1 5BE), East London, England
View E1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E1 5BE has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 98 nearby (32 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.0 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E1 5BE is a UK postcode in E1 with a very high crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Whitechapel, 0.0 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E1 5BE 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, 62 incidents were reported in E1 5BE. It ranks 8978 of 10119 for safety within E1.
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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 77/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
E1 5BE is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 62 incidents were reported in E1 5BE.
The most common categories are Shoplifting (42%), Other theft (19%), Violent crime (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E1, this postcode ranks 8978 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 5BE
98 schools near E1 5BE, including 32 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (25 Outstanding, 45 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 12 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E1 5BE 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 Sainsbury's, 0.1 miles away.
Vallance Gardens is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.1 mi
- China Ark0.3 mi
- Asda0.4 mi
- Nilsa Supermarket0.5 mi
- Bengali Fonga Market0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Vallance Gardens0.2 mi
- St Bartholomew's Gardens0.2 mi
- O'Leary Square0.2 mi
- Ford Square Gardens0.3 mi
- Sidney Square Gardens0.3 mi
Transportation
Whitechapel is the closest station, about 0.0 miles from E1 5BE - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Bethnal Green (0.3 mi), Unknown Station (0.3 mi), Bethnal Green (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Whitechapel0.0 mi
- Bethnal Green0.3 mi
- Unknown Station0.3 mi
- Bethnal Green0.5 mi
- Stepney Green0.5 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, 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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