Is E7 8QA a good place to live?
East London (E7 8QA), East London, England
View E7 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
E7 8QA has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 97 nearby (35 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
E7 8QA is a UK postcode in E7 with a higher than average crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 35 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Woodgrange Park, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around E7 8QA include 5 supermarkets, 3 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 97% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 15 incidents were reported in E7 8QA. 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
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
E7 8QA is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 15 incidents were reported in E7 8QA.
The most common categories are Violent crime (40%), Anti-social behaviour (20%), Criminal damage arson (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within E7, this postcode ranks 342 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 8QA
97 schools near E7 8QA, including 35 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 79 primary schools (31 Outstanding, 44 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 11 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
E7 8QA is well served by everyday amenities, with 17 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 3 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sri Supermarket, 0.3 miles away.
Plashet Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sri Supermarket0.3 mi
- Bharat Food Store0.5 mi
- Aladdins Mahal0.6 mi
- Lidl0.6 mi
- Lidl0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Plashet Park0.3 mi
- Priory Park0.7 mi
- Hathaway Crescent Park0.8 mi
Transportation
Woodgrange Park is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from E7 8QA - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Manor Park (0.5 mi), East Ham (0.6 mi), Upton Park (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Woodgrange Park0.3 mi
- Manor Park0.5 mi
- East Ham0.6 mi
- Upton Park0.7 mi
- Wanstead Park0.8 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 97%, ultrafast 97%, 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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