Is E7 8HP a good place to live?
East London (E7 8HP), East London, England
View E7 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E7 8HP has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 97 nearby (36 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E7 8HP is a UK postcode in E7 with an average crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Upton Park, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E7 8HP 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 93% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 14 incidents were reported in E7 8HP. It ranks in the lower 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
- 4/5 — Moderate
- Schools
- 79/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 85/100 — Excellent
Safety
E7 8HP is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 14 incidents were reported in E7 8HP.
The most common categories are Violent crime (29%), Vehicle crime (21%), Other theft (14%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E7, this postcode ranks 346 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 8HP
97 schools near E7 8HP, including 36 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (31 Outstanding, 42 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 11 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E7 8HP 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 Bharat Food Store, 0.2 miles away.
West Ham Park is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Bharat Food Store0.2 mi
- Costcutter0.3 mi
- Davina Supermarket0.3 mi
- Aladdins Mahal0.3 mi
- Lidl0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- West Ham Park0.5 mi
- Priory Park0.6 mi
- Plashet Park0.7 mi
- Forest Lane Park0.8 mi
- Wellington Road Open Space0.9 mi
Transportation
Upton Park is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from E7 8HP - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Forest Gate (0.7 mi), Wanstead Park (0.8 mi), Woodgrange Park (0.8 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Upton Park0.4 mi
- Forest Gate0.7 mi
- Wanstead Park0.8 mi
- Woodgrange Park0.8 mi
- Plaistow0.9 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 93%, ultrafast 93%, 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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