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E5 Lea Bridge — Family Area Report

Lea Bridge · Hackney

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Hackney£2,054/yrWaltham Forest£2,213/yrThis postcode straddles 2 boroughs, so the exact rate depends on the street.
Family densityHigh · 28–34%32.6% of households have dependent children
66
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

E5 is the London postcode area covering Lea Bridge in the London Borough of Hackney. It scores 66/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on schools (100/100) and weakest on everyday amenities (0/100). 37 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Liverpool Street in 30 min on the morning rush. 32.6% of households here have dependent children — high.

Schools100
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density58
Commute70

Schools

37 within 1 mile

  • Millfields Community School

    Primary · 634 pupils

    404m

  • St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 209 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    454m

  • Southwold Primary School

    Primary · 341 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    477m

  • Clapton Girls' Academy

    Secondary · 1169 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    503m

  • Leaways School

    Independent · 72 pupils

    546m

  • Nightingale Primary School

    Primary · 384 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    617m

  • Al-Falah Primary School

    Independent · 105 pupils

    627m

  • Rushmore Primary School

    Primary · 455 pupils

    647m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    7
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    1

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    49 min
    via Weaver & Central & Waterloo & City
    King's Cross
    43 min
    via Mildmay & Victoria + 1 bus
    Liverpool StreetFastest
    30 min
    via Weaver
    Canary Wharf
    49 min
    via Windrush & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Paddington
    59 min
    via Weaver & Elizabeth line
    Victoria
    52 min
    via Weaver & Victoria

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Liverpool Street in 30 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

      E5 — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about Lea Bridge, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      Is E5 a good area for families?
      E5 (Lea Bridge, Hackney) scores 66/100 on our family-life index, making it a solid pick among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 100/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
      What are the schools like in E5?
      There are 37 schools within a mile of E5, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. E5 scores 100/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
      How safe is E5?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in E5 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, E5 scores 100/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from E5 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from E5 is Liverpool Street in about 30 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in E5?
      32.6% of households in E5's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as high (28–34%) versus the rest of London.

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