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E3 4LY · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 12 JUN 2026

E3 4LY

Neighbourhood Report

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

NestScope Score
55/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 2/10, ranked 6,121 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around E3 4LY.

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.

Schools59/100
36Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

107 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 166 schools in total

Nearest top-rated: Central Foundation Girls' School (Good) — 0.1 mi

Safety59/100
99crimes last month

IMD crime decile 7/10 · 99 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 61.8)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare75/100
40GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 3/10 · 37 GP, 3 hospitals, 33 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: HARLEY GROVE MEDICAL CTR. — 0.1 mi

Transport77/100
Bow Road Underground Station0.1 mi
Mile End Underground Station0.3 mi
Mile End Underground Station0.3 mi

38 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space68/100
38green spaces

IMD environment decile 4/10 · 31.4 ha total — no proper park nearby

Nearest: Playground (100 m²) — 0.1 mi

Amenities94/100
88supermarkets

88 supermarkets within 2 mi — Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda, The Co-operative Group… — nearest 0.0 mi — library 0.5 mi

Nearest: Tesco Bow Merchants Quarter Express — 0.0 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near E3 4LY.

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
22.6µg/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
58dB Lden

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

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
40dB Lden

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

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in E3.

Average sold price by property type across the E3 district, 202120264,154 sales.

£0£1M£2M£3M202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£2.1M
Semi-detached£802k 25.3%
Terraced£722k 19.8%
Flat£448k 3.2%

District-level averages (E3) — 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 E3 4LY

E3 4LY scores 55/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Tesco Bow Merchants Quarter Express within a short walk. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, E3 4LY is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 6,121 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 36 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 71 rated Good. The nearest school is Central Foundation Girls' School (Ofsted: Good), about 2 minutes' walk away.

There were 99 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a high level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 37 GP surgeries, 3 hospitals and 33 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is HARLEY GROVE MEDICAL CTR., about 2 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is MILE END HOSPITAL, about 13 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 2 minutes' walk away.

The nearest rail stations are Bow Road Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 2 minutes' walk away), Mile End Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 5 minutes' walk away), Mile End Underground Station (Tube/Metro, about 6 minutes' walk away). There are also 38 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 58 dB Lden), and rail noise is low (about 40 dB Lden).

There are 38 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 31.4 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playground (100 m²), about 2 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (about 2 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 88 supermarkets in the wider area, including Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda, The Co-operative Group and others. The nearest is Tesco Bow Merchants Quarter Express, within a short walk. 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 E3 4LY on NestScope.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.

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All data from publicly available UK government sources. Each dimension uses a category-appropriate radius (walking distance for crime and transport, school catchment, drive distance for healthcare). IMD context is the latest published English Indices of Deprivation (2019). This report is for informational purposes only.