Is E2 7ER a good place to live?

East London (E2 7ER), East London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

E2 7ER has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 99 nearby (29 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

E2 7ER is a UK postcode in E2 with an average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Hoxton, 0.1 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around E2 7ER include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.0 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 9 incidents were reported in E2 7ER. It ranks in the lower half for safety within E2.

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 — Good
Schools
77/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
100/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

E2 7ER is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 9 incidents were reported in E2 7ER.

The most common categories are Violent crime (33%), Criminal damage arson (22%), Vehicle crime (22%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within E2, this postcode ranks 679 of 1218 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
9last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

E2 district average
526 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Violent Crime
3 (33%)
Criminal Damage Arson
2 (22%)
Vehicle Crime
2 (22%)
Drugs
1 (11%)
Other Theft
1 (11%)

Schools near E2 7ER

99 schools near E2 7ER, including 29 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 77 primary schools (24 Outstanding, 51 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 13 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

77
Primary
22
Secondary
29
Outstanding
Primary schools77 schools
24
51
1
1
Outstanding (24) Good (51) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (1)
Secondary schools22 schools
5
13
2
2
Outstanding (5) Good (13) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (2)

Nearby amenities

E2 7ER 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, 0.0 miles away.

Ravenscroft Park 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
    E28GY
    0.0 mi
  • Earthed
    E27PA
    0.2 mi
  • Longdan
    E28AG
    0.2 mi
  • The Grocery
    E28DP
    0.2 mi
  • Longdan
    E27NX
    0.2 mi

Parks & green space

  • Ravenscroft Park
    E27QG
    0.1 mi
  • Fairchild’s Garden
    E28HS
    0.1 mi
  • Naseem's Garden
    E27NP
    0.2 mi
  • Virginia Gardens
    E27NE
    0.2 mi
  • Baxendale Street Open Space
    E27RL
    0.2 mi

Transportation

Hoxton is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from E2 7ER - a very short walk.

Other nearby stations include Shoreditch High Street (0.5 mi), Haggerston (0.6 mi), Old Street (0.7 mi).

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

5
Stations in range
0.1miles
Closest
  • Hoxton
    E28JE
    0.1 mi
  • Shoreditch High Street
    E16LE
    0.5 mi
  • Haggerston
    E84DY
    0.6 mi
  • Old Street
    EC1Y1BE
    0.7 mi
  • Cambridge Heath
    E29EG
    0.7 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

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

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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