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Thinking of living at E1 5LP? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church CofE School | Primary | 150 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School | Primary | 350 m | – |
| Osmani Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy | Primary | 400 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Thomas Buxton Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| London Enterprise Academy | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 48 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Swanlea School | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 56.9 · 25.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wapping High School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mulberry Academy Shoreditch | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 45 · 12.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mulberry School for Girls | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 55.2 · 19.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Complete Works | Independent | 300 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| OMG Education | Independent | 300 m | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Shoreditch House (Soho Health Club) | 590 m | 80 |
| Fitness | Ignite PT | 520 m | 54 |
| Tennis | Powerleague (Shoreditch) | 590 m | 47 |
| Yoga | Fly | 840 m | 36 |
| Football | Kaizen Physio & Performance | 410 m | 35 |
| Pilates | Light Centre Moorgate | 1.2 km | 18 |
| Billiards | The Bell | 550 m | 16 |
| Boxing | 12 x 3 | 580 m | 16 |
| Squash | Mulberry Academy Shoreditch | 860 m | 15 |
| Skateboard | Hop Kingdom | 2.1 km | 15 |
| Multi-sport | Finsbury Leisure Centre | 1.9 km | 14 |
| Climbing | City Bouldering | 660 m | 13 |
| Basketball | John Orwell Sports Centre | 1.7 km | 12 |
| Running | Progress Running Club | 260 m | 11 |
| Darts | The Bell | 550 m | 11 |
| Athletics | Mile End Track | 2.5 km | 11 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 91. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 53% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Aldgate East Underground station, about a 5-minute walk (550 m). The nearest rail station is Shoreditch High Street, 550 m away, with 7.3m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Brushfield Street, 300 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 242); 77 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 15% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 7 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 4 km away as the crow flies.
76% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Christ Church CofE School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 71% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Thomas Buxton Primary School (0.6 km), with 10 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is London Enterprise Academy, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 48 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Swanlea School (0.9 km) and Mulberry School for Girls (0.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (10.6 km) and Woodford County High School (11.7 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 300 m away, with Brick Lane Mini Market closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Health E1 (150 m), with Letterbox Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Brick Lane Barbers is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal London Hospital, 1.0 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 233 restaurants and cafés and 23 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Fresco La Cucina Japanika & Oriental Hub is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Pride Of Spitalfields the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (69 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 279 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
85 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Every primary near E1 5LP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Much of it is protected: 50% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Fournier Street, Wentworth Street).
There are 142 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (88%).
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Chicksand Street Park, 100 m away; for exercise, Kaizen Physio & Performance (400 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 6.9 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 30.5 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 8.6 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 27 km.
Many neighbours rent: 48% of households rent privately and 30% socially.
It's young: 39% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 54% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 20% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is BPP University, 900 m away (TEF Bronze).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.