Is E6 6JF a good place to live?
East London (E6 6JF), East London, England
View E6 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E6 6JF has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 98 nearby (32 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E6 6JF is a UK postcode in E6 with a very high crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Beckton, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E6 6JF include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.6 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 58 incidents were reported in E6 6JF. It ranks in the lower 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 — Moderate
- Schools
- 78/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
E6 6JF is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 58 incidents were reported in E6 6JF.
The most common categories are Shoplifting (60%), Violent crime (9%), Other theft (9%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E6, this postcode ranks 703 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 6JF
98 schools near E6 6JF, including 32 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (27 Outstanding, 42 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 18 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E6 6JF is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.0 miles away.
Gooseley Playing Field is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.0 mi
- Lidl0.2 mi
- Aldi0.2 mi
- Food Bazar0.3 mi
- Lituanica0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Gooseley Playing Field0.2 mi
- Central Park0.8 mi
- New Beckton Park0.8 mi
- Central Park0.8 mi
- Brampton Park0.8 mi
Transportation
Beckton is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from E6 6JF - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Gallions Reach (0.9 mi), Cyprus (0.9 mi), Beckton Park (1.0 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Beckton0.5 mi
- Gallions Reach0.9 mi
- Cyprus0.9 mi
- Beckton Park1.0 mi
Connectivity
Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 0%.
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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