Is E6 2RU a good place to live?
East London (E6 2RU), East London, England
View E6 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E6 2RU has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 98 nearby (36 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E6 2RU is a UK postcode in E6 with a very high crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is East Ham, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E6 2RU include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 84% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 22 incidents were reported in E6 2RU. It ranks 808 of 936 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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 79/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 85/100 — Excellent
Safety
E6 2RU is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 22 incidents were reported in E6 2RU.
The most common categories are Violent crime (41%), Anti-social behaviour (27%), Burglary (14%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E6, this postcode ranks 808 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 2RU
98 schools near E6 2RU, including 36 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (30 Outstanding, 43 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (6 Outstanding and 14 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E6 2RU 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.
Central Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 4 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.3 mi
- SJV Cash & Carry0.4 mi
- Northwest0.4 mi
- Lidl0.6 mi
- Tesco0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- Central Park0.3 mi
- Barking Road Recreation Ground0.3 mi
- Drydock Square0.6 mi
- Central Park0.6 mi
- Gooseley Playing Field0.6 mi
Transportation
East Ham is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from E6 2RU - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- East Ham0.6 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 84%, ultrafast 84%, 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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