Is E2 6BB a good place to live?
East London (E2 6BB), East London, England
View E2 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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.
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
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.
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
Supermarkets
- Mas Bazar Bethnal Green0.1 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.4 mi
- Earthed0.4 mi
- Bengali Fonga Market0.4 mi
- Longdan0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Pollard Square0.1 mi
- Jesus Green0.1 mi
- Warner Green0.2 mi
- Baxendale Street Open Space0.2 mi
- Ravenscroft Park0.2 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.
- Unknown Station0.4 mi
- Shoreditch High Street0.4 mi
- Bethnal Green0.4 mi
- Hoxton0.5 mi
- Cambridge Heath0.5 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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