Is E18 1LX a good place to live?
East London (E18 1LX), East London, England
View E18 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E18 1LX has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (17 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E18 1LX is a UK postcode in E18 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is South Woodford, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E18 1LX include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 1 incident was reported in E18 1LX. It ranks in the top half for safety within E18.
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
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E18 1LX is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in E18 1LX.
The most common categories are Violent crime (100%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E18, this postcode ranks 117 of 380 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- E18 district average
- 287 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near E18 1LX
94 schools near E18 1LX, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 70 primary schools (13 Outstanding, 46 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 24 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 19 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E18 1LX 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 Co-op Food, 0.3 miles away.
Onslow Gardens is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.3 mi
- Tesco0.4 mi
- Sainsbury's0.5 mi
- Waitrose0.7 mi
- Archies0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Onslow Gardens0.1 mi
- Roding Valley Park0.3 mi
- Oakdale Play Area0.4 mi
- Nightingale Green0.5 mi
- Elmhurst Gardens0.6 mi
Transportation
South Woodford is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from E18 1LX - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Snaresbrook (0.7 mi), Wanstead (0.9 mi), Redbridge (1.0 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- South Woodford0.4 mi
- Snaresbrook0.7 mi
- Wanstead0.9 mi
- Redbridge1.0 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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