Is E5 0RG a good place to live?

East London (E5 0RG), East London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

E5 0RG has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 97 nearby (35 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

E5 0RG is a UK postcode in E5 with an average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Unknown Station, 0.5 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around E5 0RG include 5 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, 12 incidents were reported in E5 0RG. It ranks in the lower half for safety within E5.

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
79/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

E5 0RG is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 12 incidents were reported in E5 0RG.

The most common categories are Violent crime (42%), Public order (25%), Other theft (17%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within E5, this postcode ranks 359 of 675 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
12last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

E5 district average
444 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Violent Crime
5 (42%)
Public Order
3 (25%)
Other Theft
2 (17%)
Criminal Damage Arson
2 (17%)

Schools near E5 0RG

97 schools near E5 0RG, including 35 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 76 primary schools (31 Outstanding, 41 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 14 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

76
Primary
21
Secondary
35
Outstanding
Primary schools76 schools
31
41
3
1
Outstanding (31) Good (41) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (1)
Secondary schools21 schools
4
14
2
1
Outstanding (4) Good (14) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

E5 0RG 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 Chats Organic, 0.4 miles away.

Millfields Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Chats Organic
    E50LP
    0.4 mi
  • Adonis Supermarket
    E96JP
    0.5 mi
  • Hoxton Fruit
    E81HP
    0.5 mi
  • World Foods k-superstore
    E58BB
    0.7 mi
  • M&S Food
    E81JB
    0.7 mi

Parks & green space

  • Millfields Park
    E50AR
    0.3 mi
  • Clapton Pond
    E50QH
    0.3 mi
  • Clapton Square
    E58HE
    0.4 mi
  • Melbourne Green
    E50ER
    0.4 mi
  • The Wharf Park
    E59RL
    0.5 mi

Transportation

Unknown Station is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from E5 0RG - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Clapton (0.5 mi), Homerton (0.7 mi), Unknown Station (0.7 mi).

In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

5
Stations in range
0.5miles
Closest
  • Unknown Station
    E59JP
    0.5 mi
  • Clapton
    E59PY
    0.5 mi
  • Homerton
    E96FG
    0.7 mi
  • Unknown Station
    E95SE
    0.7 mi
  • Unknown Station
    E81PE
    0.7 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

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