Area Report
Last updated 22 JUN 2026Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
01 — Snapshot
Around E1 5LX.
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.
34Good/Outstanding within 1 mi
118 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 166 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: Christ Church CofE School (Good) — 0.1 mi
169crimes last month
IMD crime decile 1/10 · 169 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 79.8)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
86GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 3/10 · 76 GP, 10 hospitals, 72 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: EAST END HEALTH NETWORK PCN — 0.1 mi
Shoreditch High Street Rail Station0.4 mi
Whitechapel Rail Station0.4 mi
Aldgate East Underground Station0.3 mi
Aldgate East Underground Station0.3 mi
Whitechapel Underground Station0.4 mi
47 bus stops also within 0.5 miles
34green spaces
IMD environment decile 1/10 · 9 ha total — no proper park nearby
Nearest: Playground (500 m²) — 0.0 mi
174supermarkets
174 supermarkets within 2 mi — Tesco, Aldi, Sainsburys, Asda… — nearest 0.2 mi — library 0.4 mi
Nearest: Tesco Whitechapel Express — 0.2 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near E1 5LX.
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
27.8µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Road noiseQuiet
51dB Lden
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
Rail noiseQuiet
43dB 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 5LX
E1 5LX scores 51/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and schools — with Tesco Whitechapel Express about 4 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 5LX is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 5,304 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 166 schools within the typical catchment area, including 37 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 81 rated Good. The nearest school is Christ Church CofE School (Ofsted: Good), about 2 minutes' walk away.
There were 169 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a high level of immediate-area crime.
Healthcare access is good, with 76 GP surgeries, 10 hospitals and 72 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is EAST END HEALTH NETWORK PCN, about 3 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is ST CLEMENTS HOSPITAL, about 5 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 3 minutes' walk away.
