Is E3 4GB a good place to live?
East London (E3 4GB), East London, England
View E3 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 26 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E3 4GB has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 95 nearby (30 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 26 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E3 4GB is a UK postcode in E3 with a higher than average crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 26 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Devons Road, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E3 4GB include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 17 incidents were reported in E3 4GB. It ranks 922 of 1172 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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E3 4GB is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 17 incidents were reported in E3 4GB.
The most common categories are Violent crime (47%), Vehicle crime (35%), Drugs (6%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E3, this postcode ranks 922 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 4GB
95 schools near E3 4GB, including 30 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 69 primary schools (26 Outstanding, 37 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 26 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 14 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E3 4GB 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 Lidl, 0.4 miles away.
Furze Green is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.4 mi
- Stroudley Walk Grocery0.6 mi
- Bangla Bazar Cash & Carry0.6 mi
- Tesco0.7 mi
- M&S Food0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Furze Green0.1 mi
- Clara Grant Green0.2 mi
- Brock Place Gardens0.2 mi
- Diamond Gardens0.2 mi
- Chiltern Green0.2 mi
Transportation
Devons Road is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from E3 4GB - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Langdon Park (0.4 mi), Bow Road (0.5 mi), Bromley-by-Bow (0.6 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Devons Road0.3 mi
- Langdon Park0.4 mi
- Bow Road0.5 mi
- Bromley-by-Bow0.6 mi
- Bow Church0.6 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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