Is E1 5LJ a good place to live?
East London (E1 5LJ), East London, England
View E1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E1 5LJ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 98 nearby (31 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E1 5LJ is a UK postcode in E1 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Aldgate East, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E1 5LJ 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 97% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in E1 5LJ. 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
- 77/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E1 5LJ is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in E1 5LJ.
The most common categories are Other theft (40%), Violent crime (20%), Burglary (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E1, this postcode ranks 2807 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 5LJ
98 schools near E1 5LJ, including 31 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (25 Outstanding, 47 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 12 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E1 5LJ 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, 0.1 miles away.
Chicksand Street Park is just 0.0 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Taj Stores0.1 mi
- Zaman Brothers Cash and Carry0.1 mi
- Planet Organic0.3 mi
- E1 Local0.3 mi
- Tian Tian Market0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Chicksand Street Park0.0 mi
- Christ Church Churchyard0.1 mi
- Mallon Gardens0.2 mi
- Altab Ali Park0.2 mi
- Allen Gardens0.2 mi
Transportation
Aldgate East is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from E1 5LJ - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Shoreditch High Street (0.3 mi), Aldgate (0.4 mi), Bishopsgate (East) (0.4 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Aldgate East0.2 mi
- Shoreditch High Street0.3 mi
- Aldgate0.4 mi
- Bishopsgate (East)0.4 mi
- Whitechapel0.4 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 97%, ultrafast 97%, 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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