Is E3 2RN a good place to live?
East London (E3 2RN), East London, England
View E3 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 38 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E3 2RN has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (38 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 38 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E3 2RN is a UK postcode in E3 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 38 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Bow Road, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E3 2RN include 3 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 8 incidents were reported in E3 2RN. It ranks in the top half for safety within E3.
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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 80/100 — Excellent
- Amenities
- 90/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
E3 2RN is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 8 incidents were reported in E3 2RN.
The most common categories are Vehicle crime (25%), Shoplifting (25%), Violent crime (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E3, this postcode ranks 308 of 1172 for safety.
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
Schools near E3 2RN
93 schools near E3 2RN, including 38 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 71 primary schools (34 Outstanding, 34 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 14 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E3 2RN is well served by everyday amenities, with 18 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Welcome, 0.4 miles away.
Lefevre Park is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Welcome0.4 mi
- Stroudley Walk Grocery0.6 mi
- Tesco0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Lefevre Park0.1 mi
- McKenna Green0.1 mi
- St Stephen's Green0.3 mi
- Grove Hall Park0.5 mi
- Tredegar Square0.5 mi
Transportation
Bow Road is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from E3 2RN - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Bow Church (0.5 mi), Pudding Mill Lane (0.6 mi), Mile End (0.6 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Bow Road0.5 mi
- Bow Church0.5 mi
- Pudding Mill Lane0.6 mi
- Mile End0.6 mi
- Hackney Wick0.7 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 19%, superfast 93%.
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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