Is E6 1AU a good place to live?

East London (E6 1AU), East London, England

View E6 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 34 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

E6 1AU has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 97 nearby (34 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 34 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

E6 1AU is a UK postcode in E6 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 34 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Upton Park, 0.3 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around E6 1AU include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 3 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, 2 incidents were reported in E6 1AU. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within E6.

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
78/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

E6 1AU is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 2 incidents were reported in E6 1AU.

The most common categories are Criminal damage arson (50%), Vehicle crime (50%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within E6, this postcode ranks 148 of 936 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
2last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

E6 district average
320 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (50%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (50%)

Schools near E6 1AU

97 schools near E6 1AU, including 34 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 78 primary schools (30 Outstanding, 44 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 12 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

78
Primary
19
Secondary
34
Outstanding
Primary schools78 schools
30
44
2
2
Outstanding (30) Good (44) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (2)
Secondary schools19 schools
4
12
2
1
Outstanding (4) Good (12) Requires Improvement (2) Inadequate (1)

Nearby amenities

E6 1AU is well served by everyday amenities, with 18 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 3 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Aladdins Mahal, 0.2 miles away.

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

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
3
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Aladdins Mahal
    E61AD
    0.2 mi
  • Lidl
    E139AP
    0.3 mi
  • Bharat Food Store
    E78LH
    0.3 mi
  • Lidl
    E62JA
    0.5 mi
  • Northwest
    E62HX
    0.6 mi

Parks & green space

  • Priory Park
    E61QZ
    0.3 mi
  • Plashet Park
    E78QR
    0.3 mi
  • Upperton Road Park
    E139LN
    0.7 mi
  • Central Park
    E63HW
    0.8 mi
  • West Ham Park
    E153QN
    0.9 mi

Transportation

Upton Park is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from E6 1AU - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include East Ham (0.6 mi), Woodgrange Park (0.8 mi), Manor Park (1.0 mi).

In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

4
Stations in range
0.3miles
Closest
  • Upton Park
    E139AP
    0.3 mi
  • East Ham
    E126SE
    0.6 mi
  • Woodgrange Park
    E78AY
    0.8 mi
  • Manor Park
    E125DA
    1.0 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.

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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