Is E1 8AD a good place to live?

East London (E1 8AD), East London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

E1 8AD has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 97 nearby (29 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

E1 8AD is a UK postcode in E1 with a very high crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Tower Gateway, 0.1 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around E1 8AD include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away.

Over the past 6 months, 31 incidents were reported in E1 8AD. It ranks in the lower half for safety within E1.

Overall score

Good 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
77/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
100/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
30/100 — Below average

Safety

E1 8AD is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 31 incidents were reported in E1 8AD.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (71%), Violent crime (10%), Drugs (3%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within E1, this postcode ranks 6050 of 10119 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
31last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Anti-Social Behaviour
22 (71%)
Violent Crime
3 (10%)
Drugs
1 (3%)
Burglary
1 (3%)
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (3%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (3%)

Schools near E1 8AD

97 schools near E1 8AD, including 29 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 72 primary schools (22 Outstanding, 46 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 25 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 15 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

72
Primary
25
Secondary
29
Outstanding
Primary schools72 schools
22
46
4
Outstanding (22) Good (46) Requires Improvement (4)
Secondary schools25 schools
7
15
1
2
Outstanding (7) Good (15) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (2)

Nearby amenities

E1 8AD 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 Amazon Fresh, 0.2 miles away.

Royal Mint Green is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Amazon Fresh
    E18PU
    0.2 mi
  • Tian Tian Market
    E18ZN
    0.2 mi
  • E1 Local
    E11LP
    0.3 mi
  • Unknown Supermarket
    E19YL
    0.3 mi
  • Waitrose
    E1W1YY
    0.4 mi

Parks & green space

  • Royal Mint Green
    E18LH
    0.1 mi
  • Portsoken Street Garden
    EC3N1NP
    0.1 mi
  • Braham Street Park
    E18DG
    0.2 mi
  • Tower Bridge Piazza
    EC3N4EX
    0.2 mi
  • Tower Hill Garden
    EC3N1AP
    0.2 mi

Transportation

Tower Gateway is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from E1 8AD - a very short walk.

Other nearby stations include Tower Hill (0.3 mi), London Fenchurch Street (0.3 mi), Aldgate (0.3 mi).

In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

5
Stations in range
0.1miles
Closest
  • Tower Gateway
    EC3N4DU
    0.1 mi
  • Tower Hill
    EC3N4PA
    0.3 mi
  • London Fenchurch Street
    EC3N2AU
    0.3 mi
  • Aldgate
    EC3N1AH
    0.3 mi
  • Aldgate East
    E17RQ
    0.3 mi

Connectivity

Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.

Reported availability: full fibre 25%, ultrafast 25%, superfast 38%.

25%
Full fibre
25%
Ultrafast
38%
Superfast
Full fibre
25%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
25%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
38%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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