Is E2 6BB a good place to live?

East London (E2 6BB), East London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

E2 6BB has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 100 nearby (32 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

E2 6BB is a UK postcode in E2 with a very high crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Unknown Station, 0.4 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around E2 6BB 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 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 28 incidents were reported in E2 6BB. It ranks in the lower half for safety within E2.

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 — Good
Schools
78/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

E2 6BB is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 28 incidents were reported in E2 6BB.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (61%), Violent crime (7%), Burglary (7%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within E2, this postcode ranks 676 of 1218 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
28last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

E2 district average
526 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Anti-Social Behaviour
17 (61%)
Violent Crime
2 (7%)
Burglary
2 (7%)
Drugs
1 (4%)
Other Theft
1 (4%)
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (4%)

Schools near E2 6BB

100 schools near E2 6BB, including 32 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 77 primary schools (26 Outstanding, 49 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 13 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

77
Primary
23
Secondary
32
Outstanding
Primary schools77 schools
26
49
2
Outstanding (26) Good (49) Requires Improvement (2)
Secondary schools23 schools
6
13
2
2
Outstanding (6) Good (13) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (2)

Nearby amenities

E2 6BB 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 Mas Bazar Bethnal Green, 0.1 miles away.

Pollard Square is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Mas Bazar Bethnal Green
    E26AS
    0.1 mi
  • Amazon Fresh
    E28GY
    0.4 mi
  • Earthed
    E27PA
    0.4 mi
  • Bengali Fonga Market
    E20EG
    0.4 mi
  • Longdan
    E27NX
    0.4 mi

Parks & green space

  • Pollard Square
    E26LR
    0.1 mi
  • Jesus Green
    E27BT
    0.1 mi
  • Warner Green
    E27DB
    0.2 mi
  • Baxendale Street Open Space
    E27RL
    0.2 mi
  • Ravenscroft Park
    E27QG
    0.2 mi

Transportation

Unknown Station is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from E2 6BB - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Shoreditch High Street (0.4 mi), Bethnal Green (0.4 mi), Hoxton (0.5 mi).

In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

5
Stations in range
0.4miles
Closest
  • Unknown Station
    E20BS
    0.4 mi
  • Shoreditch High Street
    E16LE
    0.4 mi
  • Bethnal Green
    E15QX
    0.4 mi
  • Hoxton
    E28JE
    0.5 mi
  • Cambridge Heath
    E29EG
    0.5 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

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

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

Housing

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