Is E2 7ER a good place to live?
East London (E2 7ER), East London, England
View E2 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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.
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
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.
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
Supermarkets
- Amazon Fresh0.0 mi
- Earthed0.2 mi
- Longdan0.2 mi
- The Grocery0.2 mi
- Longdan0.2 mi
Parks & green space
- Ravenscroft Park0.1 mi
- Fairchild’s Garden0.1 mi
- Naseem's Garden0.2 mi
- Virginia Gardens0.2 mi
- Baxendale Street Open Space0.2 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.
- Hoxton0.1 mi
- Shoreditch High Street0.5 mi
- Haggerston0.6 mi
- Old Street0.7 mi
- Cambridge Heath0.7 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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