Is E1 5BT a good place to live?
East London (E1 5BT), East London, England
View E1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E1 5BT has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 98 nearby (28 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E1 5BT is a UK postcode in E1 with a higher than average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Whitechapel, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E1 5BT 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, 11 incidents were reported in E1 5BT. It ranks in the top 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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E1 5BT is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 11 incidents were reported in E1 5BT.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (36%), Vehicle crime (18%), Violent crime (9%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E1, this postcode ranks 3821 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 5BT
98 schools near E1 5BT, including 28 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (22 Outstanding, 48 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 13 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E1 5BT 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, 0.2 miles away.
Vallance Gardens is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.2 mi
- China Ark0.4 mi
- E1 Local0.4 mi
- Zaman Brothers Cash and Carry0.4 mi
- Taj Stores0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Vallance Gardens0.1 mi
- Ford Square Gardens0.3 mi
- St Bartholomew's Gardens0.3 mi
- Chicksand Street Park0.3 mi
- Cavell Street Gardens0.4 mi
Transportation
Whitechapel is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from E1 5BT - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Bethnal Green (0.3 mi), Unknown Station (0.3 mi), Aldgate East (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Whitechapel0.1 mi
- Bethnal Green0.3 mi
- Unknown Station0.3 mi
- Aldgate East0.5 mi
- Shoreditch High Street0.6 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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