Is E6 5JL a good place to live?
East London (E6 5JL), East London, England
View E6 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E6 5JL has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 98 nearby (30 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E6 5JL is a UK postcode in E6 with a higher than average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Beckton, 0.7 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E6 5JL 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, 13 incidents were reported in E6 5JL. It ranks in the top half 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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 77/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 92/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E6 5JL is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 13 incidents were reported in E6 5JL.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (54%), Vehicle crime (23%), Criminal damage arson (15%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E6, this postcode ranks 393 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 5JL
98 schools near E6 5JL, including 30 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (27 Outstanding, 45 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 16 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E6 5JL 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 Lidl, 0.4 miles away.
Greenway is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.4 mi
- Asda0.5 mi
- Food Bazar0.6 mi
- Al Medina0.6 mi
- Lituanica0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Greenway0.2 mi
- Brampton Park0.3 mi
- Beckton District Park0.4 mi
- King George V Park0.6 mi
- Central Park0.6 mi
Transportation
Beckton is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from E6 5JL - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Royal Albert (0.8 mi), Beckton Park (0.8 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Beckton0.7 mi
- Royal Albert0.8 mi
- Beckton Park0.8 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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