Is E3 3YF a good place to live?
East London (E3 3YF), East London, England
View E3 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 33 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E3 3YF has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 93 nearby (33 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 33 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E3 3YF is a UK postcode in E3 with a higher than average crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 33 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Bow Church, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E3 3YF include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 22 incidents were reported in E3 3YF. It ranks in the lower 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 — Moderate
- Schools
- 77/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E3 3YF is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 22 incidents were reported in E3 3YF.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (32%), Violent crime (27%), Drugs (14%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E3, this postcode ranks 812 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 3YF
93 schools near E3 3YF, including 33 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 71 primary schools (30 Outstanding, 37 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 13 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E3 3YF 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 Stroudley Walk Grocery, 0.1 miles away.
Bow Estate Park is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Stroudley Walk Grocery0.1 mi
- Tesco0.3 mi
- Welcome0.9 mi
- Lina Food Centre1.0 mi
- Off License - Mini-Market1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Bow Estate Park0.1 mi
- St. Leonard's Priory Park0.1 mi
- Bromley Recreation Ground0.1 mi
- Grove Hall Park0.2 mi
- Prospect Park0.3 mi
Transportation
Bow Church is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from E3 3YF - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Bromley-by-Bow (0.3 mi), Bow Road (0.4 mi), Devons Road (0.4 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Bow Church0.2 mi
- Bromley-by-Bow0.3 mi
- Bow Road0.4 mi
- Devons Road0.4 mi
- Pudding Mill Lane0.4 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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