Is E17 4JU a good place to live?

East London (E17 4JU), East London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

E17 4JU has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 94 nearby (20 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

E17 4JU is a UK postcode in E17 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Wood Street, 0.5 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around E17 4JU include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 4 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, 3 incidents were reported in E17 4JU. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within E17.

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
74/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

E17 4JU is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in E17 4JU.

The most common categories are Drugs (67%), Anti-social behaviour (33%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within E17, this postcode ranks 127 of 1542 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
3last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

E17 district average
375 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Drugs
2 (67%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (33%)

Schools near E17 4JU

94 schools near E17 4JU, including 20 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 72 primary schools (17 Outstanding, 47 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 18 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

72
Primary
22
Secondary
20
Outstanding
Primary schools72 schools
17
47
2
6
Outstanding (17) Good (47) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (6)
Secondary schools22 schools
3
18
1
Outstanding (3) Good (18) Requires Improvement (1)

Nearby amenities

E17 4JU is well served by everyday amenities, with 19 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Metro Food Centre, 0.3 miles away.

Ambering Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
4
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Metro Food Centre
    E173JX
    0.3 mi
  • Food Hall Wood Street
    E173HX
    0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express
    E174NE
    0.5 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    E48ST
    0.9 mi
  • Supermart
    E49PU
    0.9 mi

Parks & green space

  • Ambering Park
    E173RR
    0.3 mi
  • Kitchener Park
    E174HR
    0.4 mi
  • Bisterne Avenue Park
    E173QS
    0.5 mi
  • Dog Off-Lead Area
    E174QF
    0.5 mi
  • Lloyd Park
    E174PP
    0.6 mi

Transportation

Wood Street is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from E17 4JU - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Walthamstow Central (1.0 mi).

In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

2
Stations in range
0.5miles
Closest
  • Wood Street
    E173LZ
    0.5 mi
  • Walthamstow Central
    E177LS
    1.0 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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