Is E1 7QL a good place to live?
East London (E1 7QL), East London, England
View E1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E1 7QL has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 98 nearby (29 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E1 7QL is a UK postcode in E1 with a very high crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Aldgate East, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E1 7QL include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 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, 43 incidents were reported in E1 7QL. It ranks in the lower half for safety within E1.
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 — Moderate
- Schools
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E1 7QL is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 43 incidents were reported in E1 7QL.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (51%), Violent crime (7%), Other theft (7%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E1, this postcode ranks 7440 of 10119 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- E1 district average
- 693 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near E1 7QL
98 schools near E1 7QL, including 29 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (23 Outstanding, 47 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 13 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E1 7QL 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 E1 Local, 0.1 miles away.
Altab Ali Park is just 0.0 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- E1 Local0.1 mi
- Tian Tian Market0.1 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.2 mi
- Zaman Brothers Cash and Carry0.2 mi
- Nilsa Supermarket0.3 mi
Parks & green space
- Altab Ali Park0.0 mi
- Chaucer Gardens0.1 mi
- Mallon Gardens0.2 mi
- Braham Street Park0.2 mi
- Chicksand Street Park0.2 mi
Transportation
Aldgate East is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from E1 7QL - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Aldgate (0.3 mi), Tower Gateway (0.4 mi), London Fenchurch Street (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Aldgate East0.1 mi
- Aldgate0.3 mi
- Tower Gateway0.4 mi
- London Fenchurch Street0.5 mi
- Whitechapel0.5 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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