Is E7 8HP a good place to live?

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

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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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.

4/ 5
Safety score
14last 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
Violent Crime
4 (29%)
Vehicle Crime
3 (21%)
Other Theft
2 (14%)
Burglary
2 (14%)
Criminal Damage Arson
2 (14%)
Other Crime
1 (7%)

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.

76
Primary
21
Secondary
36
Outstanding
Primary schools76 schools
31
42
1
2
Outstanding (31) Good (42) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (2)
Secondary schools21 schools
5
11
2
3
Outstanding (5) Good (11) Requires Improvement (2) Inadequate (3)

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
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Bharat Food Store
    E78LH
    0.2 mi
  • Costcutter
    E79PJ
    0.3 mi
  • Davina Supermarket
    E79LN
    0.3 mi
  • Aladdins Mahal
    E61AD
    0.3 mi
  • Lidl
    E139AP
    0.4 mi

Parks & green space

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

5
Stations in range
0.4miles
Closest
  • Upton Park
    E139AP
    0.4 mi
  • Forest Gate
    E79BA
    0.7 mi
  • Wanstead Park
    E70HX
    0.8 mi
  • Woodgrange Park
    E78AY
    0.8 mi
  • Plaistow
    E130TX
    0.9 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 93%, ultrafast 93%, superfast 100%.

93%
Full fibre
93%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
93%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
93%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

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