Is E1 8AD a good place to live?
East London (E1 8AD), East London, England
View E1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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.
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 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.
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
Supermarkets
- Amazon Fresh0.2 mi
- Tian Tian Market0.2 mi
- E1 Local0.3 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.3 mi
- Waitrose0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Royal Mint Green0.1 mi
- Portsoken Street Garden0.1 mi
- Braham Street Park0.2 mi
- Tower Bridge Piazza0.2 mi
- Tower Hill Garden0.2 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.
- Tower Gateway0.1 mi
- Tower Hill0.3 mi
- London Fenchurch Street0.3 mi
- Aldgate0.3 mi
- Aldgate East0.3 mi
Connectivity
Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.
Reported availability: full fibre 25%, ultrafast 25%, superfast 38%.
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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