Is E3 5JX a good place to live?
East London (E3 5JX), East London, England
View E3 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E3 5JX has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (35 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E3 5JX is a UK postcode in E3 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Bow Road, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E3 5JX include 3 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 3 incidents were reported in E3 5JX. It ranks in the top 25% 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
- 79/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 90/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
E3 5JX 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 5JX.
The most common categories are Drugs (33%), Anti-social behaviour (33%), Criminal damage arson (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E3, this postcode ranks 98 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 5JX
93 schools near E3 5JX, including 35 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 69 primary schools (31 Outstanding, 35 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 24 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 15 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E3 5JX 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, 0.5 miles away.
St Stephen's Green is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Welcome0.5 mi
- Stroudley Walk Grocery0.8 mi
- Tesco0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- St Stephen's Green0.1 mi
- McKenna Green0.1 mi
- Lefevre Park0.3 mi
- Victoria Park0.3 mi
- Wennington Green0.4 mi
Transportation
Bow Road is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from E3 5JX - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Mile End (0.6 mi), Bow Church (0.7 mi), Hackney Wick (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Bow Road0.6 mi
- Mile End0.6 mi
- Bow Church0.7 mi
- Hackney Wick0.7 mi
- Pudding Mill Lane0.8 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 14%, ultrafast 29%, 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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