Is E17 8PQ a good place to live?
East London (E17 8PQ), East London, England
View E17 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E17 8PQ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 95 nearby (28 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E17 8PQ is a UK postcode in E17 with a higher than average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is St James Street, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E17 8PQ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 9 incidents were reported in E17 8PQ. 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
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E17 8PQ is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 9 incidents were reported in E17 8PQ.
The most common categories are Violent crime (56%), Other theft (11%), Burglary (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E17, this postcode ranks 1109 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 8PQ
95 schools near E17 8PQ, including 28 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (24 Outstanding, 44 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 14 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E17 8PQ 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 Gazi International Supermarket, 0.4 miles away.
Thomas Gamuel Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Gazi International Supermarket0.4 mi
- Sainsbury's0.4 mi
- Asda0.4 mi
- KGN Wholesale & Retail0.5 mi
- Nadeem Halal Meat & Grocery0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Thomas Gamuel Park0.3 mi
- St James Park0.4 mi
- Coppermill Park and Gardens0.5 mi
- Friendship Gardens0.5 mi
- Stoneydown Park0.7 mi
Transportation
St James Street is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from E17 8PQ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Walthamstow Queen's Road (0.4 mi), Walthamstow Central (0.6 mi), Lea Bridge (0.8 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- St James Street0.3 mi
- Walthamstow Queen's Road0.4 mi
- Walthamstow Central0.6 mi
- Lea Bridge0.8 mi
- Blackhorse Road0.9 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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