Area Report
Last updated 21 JUN 2026Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
01 — Snapshot
Around E1 2EL.
The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.
43Good/Outstanding within 1 mi
121 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 169 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: Stepney Park Primary School (Good) — 0.2 mi
185crimes last month
IMD crime decile 3/10 · 185 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 120.8)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
73GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 1/10 · 68 GP, 5 hospitals, 66 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD — 0.3 mi
Whitechapel Rail Station0.2 mi
Bethnal Green Rail Station0.4 mi
Whitechapel Underground Station0.2 mi
Whitechapel Underground Station0.2 mi
Stepney Green Underground Station0.4 mi
38 bus stops also within 0.5 miles
46green spaces
IMD environment decile 3/10 · 15.6 ha total — largest park 4.4 ha (0.39 mi away)
Nearest: Playground (200 m²) — 0.1 mi
137supermarkets
137 supermarkets within 2 mi — Budgens, Sainsburys, Tesco, Iceland… — nearest 0.2 mi — library 0.1 mi
Nearest: Budgens Whitechapel London — 0.2 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near E1 2EL.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
Air qualityModerate
24µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Road noiseModerate
57dB Lden
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Rail noiseQuiet
44dB Lden
Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
03 — House prices
Sold prices in E1.
Average sold price by property type across the E1 district, 2021–2026 — 3,194 sales.
About E1 2EL
E1 2EL scores 50/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Budgens Whitechapel London about 3 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
In national context, E1 2EL is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 5,052 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 2/10).
There are 169 schools within the typical catchment area, including 40 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 81 rated Good. The nearest school is Stepney Park Primary School (Ofsted: Good), about 4 minutes' walk away.
There were 185 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a high level of immediate-area crime.
Healthcare access is good, with 68 GP surgeries, 5 hospitals and 66 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD, about 7 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is BARTS HOSPITAL AT HOME, about 4 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 7 minutes' walk away.
