Is E5 9RE a good place to live?
East London (E5 9RE), East London, England
View E5 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E5 9RE has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 96 nearby (29 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E5 9RE is a UK postcode in E5 with a very high crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Clapton, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E5 9RE include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. 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, 48 incidents were reported in E5 9RE. It ranks in the top 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
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E5 9RE is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 48 incidents were reported in E5 9RE.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (60%), Public order (13%), Drugs (6%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E5, this postcode ranks 298 of 675 for safety.
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
Schools near E5 9RE
96 schools near E5 9RE, including 29 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (26 Outstanding, 45 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 13 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E5 9RE is well served by everyday amenities, with 16 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is World Foods k-superstore, 0.4 miles away.
The Wharf Park is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- World Foods k-superstore0.4 mi
- Kenninghall Food & Wine0.7 mi
- So Real0.8 mi
- Beydagi Food Centre0.8 mi
- Chats Organic0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- The Wharf Park0.1 mi
- Millfields Park0.2 mi
- Leyton Marsh0.3 mi
- Walthamstow Marsh0.4 mi
- Clapton Pond0.6 mi
Transportation
Clapton is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from E5 9RE - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Unknown Station (0.4 mi), Lea Bridge (0.5 mi), Rectory Road (0.9 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Clapton0.4 mi
- Unknown Station0.4 mi
- Lea Bridge0.5 mi
- Rectory Road0.9 mi
- Unknown Station0.9 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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