Is E7 8ED a good place to live?

East London (E7 8ED), East London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

E7 8ED has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 97 nearby (36 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

E7 8ED is a UK postcode in E7 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Woodgrange Park, 0.5 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around E7 8ED include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 94% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 3 incidents were reported in E7 8ED. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within E7.

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
5/5 — Excellent
Schools
79/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
85/100 — Excellent

Safety

E7 8ED is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in E7 8ED.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (67%), Public order (33%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within E7, this postcode ranks 14 of 542 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
3last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

E7 district average
302 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Anti-Social Behaviour
2 (67%)
Public Order
1 (33%)

Schools near E7 8ED

97 schools near E7 8ED, including 36 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 77 primary schools (31 Outstanding, 42 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 12 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

77
Primary
20
Secondary
36
Outstanding
Primary schools77 schools
31
42
1
3
Outstanding (31) Good (42) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools20 schools
5
12
2
1
Outstanding (5) Good (12) Requires Improvement (2) Inadequate (1)

Nearby amenities

E7 8ED 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 Sri Supermarket, 0.2 miles away.

Plashet Park is just 0.6 miles away for daily green space.

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

Supermarkets

  • Sri Supermarket
    E78AF
    0.2 mi
  • Woodgrange Supermarket
    E78BA
    0.4 mi
  • Davina Supermarket
    E79LN
    0.4 mi
  • Greenland Supermarket
    E79HA
    0.4 mi
  • Co-op Food
    E70EL
    0.5 mi

Parks & green space

  • Plashet Park
    E78QR
    0.6 mi
  • Wellington Road Open Space
    E79BU
    0.8 mi
  • Forest Lane Park
    E151RZ
    0.8 mi
  • West Ham Park
    E153QN
    0.9 mi
  • Priory Park
    E61QZ
    0.9 mi

Transportation

Woodgrange Park is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from E7 8ED - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Wanstead Park (0.5 mi), Forest Gate (0.5 mi), Manor Park (0.6 mi).

In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

5
Stations in range
0.5miles
Closest
  • Woodgrange Park
    E78AY
    0.5 mi
  • Wanstead Park
    E70HX
    0.5 mi
  • Forest Gate
    E79BA
    0.5 mi
  • Manor Park
    E125DA
    0.6 mi
  • Upton Park
    E139AP
    0.8 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 94%, ultrafast 94%, superfast 100%.

94%
Full fibre
94%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
94%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
94%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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