Is E3 5GW a good place to live?
East London (E3 5GW), East London, England
View E3 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E3 5GW has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (35 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E3 5GW is a UK postcode in E3 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Mile End, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E3 5GW include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 3 incidents were reported in E3 5GW. It ranks in the top 25% 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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 79/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
E3 5GW is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in E3 5GW.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (67%), Public order (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E3, this postcode ranks 44 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 5GW
94 schools near E3 5GW, including 35 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 71 primary schools (31 Outstanding, 37 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 15 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E3 5GW 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, 0.6 miles away.
Tredegar Square is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Stroudley Walk Grocery0.6 mi
- Welcome0.8 mi
- Asda0.9 mi
- Tesco0.9 mi
- Lidl1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Tredegar Square0.1 mi
- Archibald Open Space0.4 mi
- Mile End Park0.4 mi
- McKenna Green0.4 mi
- St Stephen's Green0.5 mi
Transportation
Mile End is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from E3 5GW - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Bow Road (0.3 mi), Bow Church (0.5 mi), Devons Road (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Mile End0.2 mi
- Bow Road0.3 mi
- Bow Church0.5 mi
- Devons Road0.7 mi
- Stepney Green0.8 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, 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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