Is E1W 2BS a good place to live?
East London (E1W 2BS), East London, England
View E1W postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E1W 2BS has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 97 nearby (30 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E1W 2BS is a UK postcode in E1W with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Shadwell, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E1W 2BS include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 60% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in E1W 2BS. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within E1W.
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
- 77/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 50/100 — Average
Safety
E1W 2BS is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in E1W 2BS.
The most common categories are Violent crime (20%), Drugs (20%), Anti-social behaviour (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E1W, this postcode ranks 104 of 462 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- E1W district average
- 956 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near E1W 2BS
97 schools near E1W 2BS, including 30 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (23 Outstanding, 46 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 13 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E1W 2BS 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 Co-op Food, 0.1 miles away.
Swedenborg Gardens is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.1 mi
- Waitrose0.2 mi
- Nilsa Supermarket0.3 mi
- Tian Tian Market0.4 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Swedenborg Gardens0.1 mi
- Royal Mint Green0.2 mi
- St George's Gardens0.3 mi
- Hellings Street Open Space0.3 mi
- Hermitage Riverside Memorial Garden0.3 mi
Transportation
Shadwell is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from E1W 2BS - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Tower Gateway (0.4 mi), Shadwell DLR (0.4 mi), Wapping (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Shadwell0.4 mi
- Tower Gateway0.4 mi
- Shadwell DLR0.4 mi
- Wapping0.5 mi
- Tower Hill0.5 mi
Connectivity
Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.
Reported availability: full fibre 60%, ultrafast 60%, superfast 0%.
Fibre rollout is partial, so coverage can vary street by street - check the provider checker for your specific address.
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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