Is E3 2QG a good place to live?

East London (E3 2QG), East London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 37 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

E3 2QG has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 93 nearby (37 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 37 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

E3 2QG is a UK postcode in E3 with an average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 37 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Hackney Wick, 0.6 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around E3 2QG include 4 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Ultrafast broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 8 incidents were reported in E3 2QG. It ranks in the top half for safety within E3.

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
80/100 — Good
Amenities
95/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
70/100 — Good

Safety

E3 2QG is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 8 incidents were reported in E3 2QG.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (38%), Violent crime (25%), Other theft (13%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within E3, this postcode ranks 380 of 1172 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
8last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

E3 district average
683 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Anti-Social Behaviour
3 (38%)
Violent Crime
2 (25%)
Other Theft
1 (13%)
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (13%)
Robbery
1 (13%)

Schools near E3 2QG

93 schools near E3 2QG, including 37 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 72 primary schools (34 Outstanding, 35 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 14 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

72
Primary
21
Secondary
37
Outstanding
Primary schools72 schools
34
35
3
Outstanding (34) Good (35) Requires Improvement (3)
Secondary schools21 schools
3
14
2
2
Outstanding (3) Good (14) Requires Improvement (2) Inadequate (2)

Nearby amenities

E3 2QG is well served by everyday amenities, with 19 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Welcome, 0.3 miles away.

Lefevre Park is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
4
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Welcome
    E32NE
    0.3 mi
  • Stroudley Walk Grocery
    E33EW
    0.7 mi
  • Waitrose
    E201EH
    1.0 mi
  • Tesco
    E33DA
    1.0 mi

Parks & green space

  • Lefevre Park
    E32RQ
    0.1 mi
  • McKenna Green
    E35LF
    0.2 mi
  • St Stephen's Green
    E35GU
    0.3 mi
  • Victoria Park
    E97DD
    0.5 mi
  • Grove Hall Park
    E32TW
    0.6 mi

Transportation

Hackney Wick is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from E3 2QG - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Bow Road (0.6 mi), Pudding Mill Lane (0.6 mi), Bow Church (0.6 mi).

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

5
Stations in range
0.6miles
Closest
  • Hackney Wick
    E95TS
    0.6 mi
  • Bow Road
    E34NA
    0.6 mi
  • Pudding Mill Lane
    E152PH
    0.6 mi
  • Bow Church
    E33AD
    0.6 mi
  • Mile End
    E34SS
    0.7 mi

Connectivity

Ultrafast broadband covers most of the postcode, with fibre rollout in progress.

Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

0%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
0%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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