Is E7 8HF a good place to live?
East London (E7 8HF), East London, England
View E7 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E7 8HF has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 97 nearby (36 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E7 8HF is a UK postcode in E7 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 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 8HF include 5 supermarkets, 4 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 14 incidents were reported in E7 8HF. It ranks in the top half 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
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E7 8HF is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 14 incidents were reported in E7 8HF.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (64%), Violent crime (14%), Other theft (7%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E7, this postcode ranks 163 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 8HF
97 schools near E7 8HF, including 36 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (32 Outstanding, 43 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 12 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E7 8HF is well served by everyday amenities, with 19 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 4 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Bharat Food Store, 0.4 miles away.
Plashet Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Bharat Food Store0.4 mi
- Aladdins Mahal0.4 mi
- Sri Supermarket0.4 mi
- Lidl0.5 mi
- Lidl0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- Plashet Park0.3 mi
- Priory Park0.5 mi
- Hathaway Crescent Park0.9 mi
- West Ham Park0.9 mi
Transportation
Woodgrange Park is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from E7 8HF - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Upton Park (0.6 mi), East Ham (0.6 mi), Manor Park (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Woodgrange Park0.5 mi
- Upton Park0.6 mi
- East Ham0.6 mi
- Manor Park0.7 mi
- Forest Gate0.8 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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