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E1 4QG · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 15 JUN 2026

E1 4QG

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
50/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 2/10, ranked 4,342 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around E1 4QG.

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.

Schools48/100
43Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

104 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 165 schools in total

Halley Primary SchoolGood · 0.1 miCayley Primary SchoolGood · 0.1 miMulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing CollegeGood · 0.2 miBen Jonson Primary SchoolGood · 0.2 miStepney All Saints Church of England Secondary SchoolOutstanding · 0.3 miSolebay Primary - A Paradigm AcademyOutstanding · 0.3 mi

Nearest top-rated: Halley Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi

Safety40/100
81crimes last month

IMD crime decile 3/10 · 81 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 51.4)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare76/100
56GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 3/10 · 51 GP, 5 hospitals, 47 dentists, pharmacy 0.0 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE — 0.0 mi

Transport77/100
Limehouse Rail Station0.4 mi
Limehouse DLR Station0.4 mi
Stepney Green Underground Station0.4 mi

43 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space73/100
40green spaces

IMD environment decile 3/10 · 40.9 ha total — largest park 13.9 ha (0.23 mi away)

Nearest: Playground (0.11 ha) — 0.1 mi

Amenities93/100
106supermarkets

106 supermarkets within 2 mi — Sainsburys, Asda, Tesco, Lidl… — nearest 0.3 mi — library 0.4 mi

Nearest: Sainsburys Tower Hamlets Mile End Road Local — 0.3 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near E1 4QG.

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

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityModerate
22.7µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseModerate
63dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
41dB Lden

Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in E1.

Average sold price by property type across the E1 district, 2021–2026 — 3,194 sales.

£0£1M£2M£3M£4M202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached——
Semi-detached——
Terraced£591k▼ 40.0%
Flat£503k▲ 2.8%

District-level averages (E1) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About E1 4QG

E1 4QG scores 50/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Sainsburys Tower Hamlets Mile End Road Local about 7 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 4QG is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 4,342 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 1/10).

There are 165 schools within the typical catchment area, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 73 rated Good. The nearest school is Halley Primary School (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.

There were 81 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a high level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 51 GP surgeries, 5 hospitals and 47 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is HARFORD HEALTH CENTRE, within a short walk. The nearest hospital is LONDON INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL, about 8 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is within a short walk.

The nearest rail stations are Limehouse Rail Station (Train, about 8 minutes' walk away), Limehouse DLR Station (Tube/Metro, about 8 minutes' walk away), Stepney Green Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 9 minutes' walk away). There are also 43 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is moderate (about 63 dB Lden), and rail noise is low (about 41 dB Lden).

There are 40 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 40.9 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playground (0.11 ha), about 2 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (about 7 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 106 supermarkets in the wider area, including Sainsburys, Asda, Tesco, Lidl and others. The nearest is Sainsburys Tower Hamlets Mile End Road Local, about 7 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 9 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore E1 4QG on NestScope.

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