Is E6 3RA a good place to live?

East London (E6 3RA), East London, England

View E6 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is average. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 33 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

E6 3RA has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.

  • Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
  • Schools: 98 nearby (33 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi

Summary

Overall livability is average. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 33 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

E6 3RA is a UK postcode in E6 with a very high crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 33 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Beckton, 0.6 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around E6 3RA include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 23 incidents were reported in E6 3RA. It ranks 875 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
78/100 — Good
Amenities
92/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

E6 3RA is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 23 incidents were reported in E6 3RA.

The most common categories are Violent crime (57%), Anti-social behaviour (26%), Criminal damage arson (9%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within E6, this postcode ranks 875 of 936 for safety.

3/ 5
Safety score
23last 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
Violent Crime
13 (57%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
6 (26%)
Criminal Damage Arson
2 (9%)
Drugs
1 (4%)
Other Crime
1 (4%)

Schools near E6 3RA

98 schools near E6 3RA, including 33 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 77 primary schools (30 Outstanding, 43 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 16 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

77
Primary
21
Secondary
33
Outstanding
Primary schools77 schools
30
43
2
2
Outstanding (30) Good (43) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (2)
Secondary schools21 schools
3
16
1
1
Outstanding (3) Good (16) Requires Improvement (1) Inadequate (1)

Nearby amenities

E6 3RA is well served by everyday amenities, with 17 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.5 miles away.

Brampton Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
2
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Sainsbury's
    E66JF
    0.5 mi
  • Food Bazar
    E64LL
    0.5 mi
  • Lidl
    E65YA
    0.5 mi
  • Al Medina
    E65NT
    0.5 mi
  • Lituanica
    E66LA
    0.5 mi

Parks & green space

  • Brampton Park
    E63PT
    0.4 mi
  • Central Park
    E63HW
    0.4 mi
  • Gooseley Playing Field
    E66AJ
    0.4 mi
  • Greenway
    E63JX
    0.5 mi
  • Beckton District Park
    E65SZ
    0.7 mi

Transportation

Beckton is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from E6 3RA - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Beckton Park (1.0 mi).

In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

2
Stations in range
0.6miles
Closest
  • Beckton
    E64NT
    0.6 mi
  • Beckton Park
    E162YN
    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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