Is E17 6GJ a good place to live?
East London (E17 6GJ), East London, England
View E17 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E17 6GJ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (22 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E17 6GJ is a UK postcode in E17 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Blackhorse Road, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E17 6GJ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.0 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 6 incidents were reported in E17 6GJ. 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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E17 6GJ is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 6 incidents were reported in E17 6GJ.
The most common categories are Drugs (33%), Violent crime (17%), Other theft (17%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E17, this postcode ranks 595 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 6GJ
94 schools near E17 6GJ, including 22 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 52 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 12 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E17 6GJ 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, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 4 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.4 miles away.
Higham Hill Recreation Ground is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 4 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.4 mi
- Tesco Express0.4 mi
- Co-op Food0.7 mi
- Gazi International Supermarket0.8 mi
- Sainsbury's0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Higham Hill Recreation Ground0.3 mi
- Rodney Green0.4 mi
- Canal Walk0.4 mi
- Stoneydown Park0.5 mi
- Folly Lane Playground0.6 mi
Transportation
Blackhorse Road is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from E17 6GJ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include St James Street (0.8 mi), Northumberland Park (0.9 mi), Walthamstow Queen's Road (1.0 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Blackhorse Road0.5 mi
- St James Street0.8 mi
- Northumberland Park0.9 mi
- Walthamstow Queen's Road1.0 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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