Is E16 1DT a good place to live?
East London (E16 1DT), East London, England
View E16 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E16 1DT has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 94 nearby (31 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E16 1DT is a UK postcode in E16 with a very high crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Canning Town, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E16 1DT 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 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 33 incidents were reported in E16 1DT. It ranks in the lower half for safety within E16.
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
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E16 1DT is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 33 incidents were reported in E16 1DT.
The most common categories are Shoplifting (42%), Other theft (18%), Violent crime (9%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E16, this postcode ranks 675 of 990 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- E16 district average
- 574 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near E16 1DT
94 schools near E16 1DT, including 31 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 72 primary schools (29 Outstanding, 38 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 14 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E16 1DT 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 Lidl, 0.0 miles away.
Linear Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.0 mi
- Tian Tian Market0.0 mi
- Morrisons0.0 mi
- Co-op Food0.1 mi
- Food Inn0.2 mi
Parks & green space
- Linear Park0.2 mi
- Malmesbury Road Park0.2 mi
- Essex Wharf0.2 mi
- Keir Hardie Park0.3 mi
- Bow Creek Ecology Park0.3 mi
Transportation
Canning Town is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from E16 1DT - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Royal Victoria (0.5 mi), Star Lane (0.5 mi), East India (0.6 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Canning Town0.1 mi
- Royal Victoria0.5 mi
- Star Lane0.5 mi
- East India0.6 mi
- Custom House0.8 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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