Is E17 5EG a good place to live?
East London (E17 5EG), East London, England
View E17 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E17 5EG has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (18 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 1.0 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E17 5EG is a UK postcode in E17 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Northumberland Park, 1.0 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E17 5EG include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 3 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 4 incidents were reported in E17 5EG. It ranks in the top 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 — Excellent
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 65/100 — Good
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E17 5EG is rated 4/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 4 incidents were reported in E17 5EG.
The most common categories are Violent crime (50%), Criminal damage arson (25%), Vehicle crime (25%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E17, this postcode ranks 650 of 1542 for safety.
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
Schools near E17 5EG
94 schools near E17 5EG, including 18 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (16 Outstanding, 51 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 14 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E17 5EG is well served by everyday amenities, with 18 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 3 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.2 miles away.
Folly Lane Playground is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.2 mi
- Sainsbury's0.5 mi
- Morrisons0.6 mi
- Chingford Food Centre0.8 mi
- ALDI0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Folly Lane Playground0.1 mi
- Cheney Row Park0.1 mi
- Higham Hill Recreation Ground0.4 mi
- Rodney Green0.4 mi
- Aveling Fields0.6 mi
Transportation
Northumberland Park is the closest station, about 1.0 miles from E17 5EG - a short drive or cycle.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Northumberland Park1.0 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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