Is E17 4ZZ a good place to live?

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

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

E17 4ZZ has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 95 nearby (21 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

E17 4ZZ is a UK postcode in E17 with an average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Wood Street, 0.6 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around E17 4ZZ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. 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, 8 incidents were reported in E17 4ZZ. It ranks in the lower half 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
4/5 — Good
Schools
73/100 — Good
Amenities
83/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

E17 4ZZ is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 8 incidents were reported in E17 4ZZ.

The most common categories are Violent crime (25%), Vehicle crime (25%), Drugs (13%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within E17, this postcode ranks 908 of 1542 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
8last 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
Violent Crime
2 (25%)
Vehicle Crime
2 (25%)
Drugs
1 (13%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (13%)
Burglary
1 (13%)
Robbery
1 (13%)

Schools near E17 4ZZ

95 schools near E17 4ZZ, including 21 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 75 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 48 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 15 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

75
Primary
20
Secondary
21
Outstanding
Primary schools75 schools
18
48
3
6
Outstanding (18) Good (48) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (6)
Secondary schools20 schools
3
15
1
1
Outstanding (3) Good (15) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

E17 4ZZ is well served by everyday amenities, with 16 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 5 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Tesco Express, 0.1 miles away.

Dog Off-Lead Area is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
1
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express
    E174NE
    0.1 mi
  • Metro Food Centre
    E173JX
    0.4 mi
  • Food Hall Wood Street
    E173HX
    0.4 mi
  • Asda
    E177JR
    0.8 mi
  • Co-op Food
    E175DT
    0.8 mi

Parks & green space

  • Dog Off-Lead Area
    E174QF
    0.3 mi
  • Lloyd Park
    E174PP
    0.4 mi
  • Aveling Fields
    E175BA
    0.4 mi
  • Ambering Park
    E173RR
    0.6 mi
  • Kitchener Park
    E174HR
    0.6 mi

Transportation

Wood Street is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from E17 4ZZ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Walthamstow Central (0.6 mi), Walthamstow Queen's Road (0.8 mi).

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

3
Stations in range
0.6miles
Closest
  • Wood Street
    E173LZ
    0.6 mi
  • Walthamstow Central
    E177LS
    0.6 mi
  • Walthamstow Queen's Road
    E177QZ
    0.8 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

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

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