Is E6 2RS a good place to live?
East London (E6 2RS), East London, England
View E6 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E6 2RS has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 98 nearby (36 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E6 2RS is a UK postcode in E6 with a higher than average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is East Ham, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E6 2RS include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 11 incidents were reported in E6 2RS. It ranks in the top half for safety within E6.
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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 79/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
E6 2RS is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 11 incidents were reported in E6 2RS.
The most common categories are Violent crime (18%), Drugs (18%), Other theft (18%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E6, this postcode ranks 457 of 936 for safety.
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
Schools near E6 2RS
98 schools near E6 2RS, including 36 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 79 primary schools (30 Outstanding, 44 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (6 Outstanding and 13 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E6 2RS is well served by everyday amenities, with 15 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 4 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.3 miles away.
Barking Road Recreation Ground is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 4 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.3 mi
- Northwest0.4 mi
- SJV Cash & Carry0.4 mi
- Tesco0.5 mi
- Lidl0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Barking Road Recreation Ground0.3 mi
- Central Park0.4 mi
- Drydock Square0.5 mi
- Central Park0.6 mi
- Abbey Green0.7 mi
Transportation
East Ham is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from E6 2RS - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Barking (0.9 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- East Ham0.5 mi
- Barking0.9 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 17%, ultrafast 17%, 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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