Is E7 8ED a good place to live?
East London (E7 8ED), East London, England
View E7 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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.
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
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.
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
Supermarkets
- Sri Supermarket0.2 mi
- Woodgrange Supermarket0.4 mi
- Davina Supermarket0.4 mi
- Greenland Supermarket0.4 mi
- Co-op Food0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Plashet Park0.6 mi
- Wellington Road Open Space0.8 mi
- Forest Lane Park0.8 mi
- West Ham Park0.9 mi
- Priory Park0.9 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.
- Woodgrange Park0.5 mi
- Wanstead Park0.5 mi
- Forest Gate0.5 mi
- Manor Park0.6 mi
- Upton Park0.8 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 94%, ultrafast 94%, 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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