Is E3 2SS a good place to live?
East London (E3 2SS), East London, England
View E3 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 34 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E3 2SS has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 93 nearby (34 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 34 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E3 2SS is a UK postcode in E3 with an average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 34 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Bow Church, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E3 2SS include 4 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 11 incidents were reported in E3 2SS. 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
- 78/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 95/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E3 2SS is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 11 incidents were reported in E3 2SS.
The most common categories are Violent crime (27%), Anti-social behaviour (27%), Criminal damage arson (18%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E3, this postcode ranks 516 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 2SS
93 schools near E3 2SS, including 34 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 70 primary schools (31 Outstanding, 36 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 14 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E3 2SS 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, 0.4 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 Grocery0.5 mi
- Tesco0.8 mi
- Waitrose0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Lefevre Park0.1 mi
- McKenna Green0.3 mi
- Grove Hall Park0.4 mi
- St Stephen's Green0.4 mi
- Bow Estate Park0.5 mi
Transportation
Bow Church is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from E3 2SS - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Pudding Mill Lane (0.4 mi), Bow Road (0.5 mi), Hackney Wick (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Bow Church0.4 mi
- Pudding Mill Lane0.4 mi
- Bow Road0.5 mi
- Hackney Wick0.7 mi
- Mile End0.7 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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