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E7 Forest Gate South — Family Area Report

Forest Gate South · Newham

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Newham£1,938/yr
Family densityVery high · Over 35%44.7% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

E7 is the London postcode area covering Forest Gate South in the London Borough of Newham. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 32 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 29 min on the morning rush. 44.7% of households here have dependent children — very high.

What borough is E7 in?

E7 is in the London Borough of Newham. Its representative postcode sits in the Forest Gate South ward. On our family-life index, E7 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density92
Commute70

Schools

32 within 1 mile

There are 32 schools within a mile of E7 — 16 primary and 4 secondary among the top matches. St Angela's Ursuline School is the top-rated near-neighbour, 545m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • Kay Rowe Nursery School

    Nursery · 159 pupils

    207m

  • Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School

    Independent · 181 pupils

    388m

  • Woodgrange Infant School

    Primary · 378 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    442m

  • Sandringham Primary School

    Primary · 995 pupils

    469m

  • Forest Gate Community School

    Secondary · 1343 pupils

    482m

  • St Angela's Ursuline School

    Secondary · 1311 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    545m

  • Godwin Junior School

    Primary · 354 pupils

    603m

  • St Antony's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 429 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    733m

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

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

E7 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here 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
    8
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    5

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    45 min
    via Elizabeth line & Northern
    King's Cross
    39 min
    via Elizabeth line & Metropolitan
    Liverpool StreetFastest
    29 min
    via Elizabeth line
    Canary Wharf
    33 min
    via Elizabeth line
    Paddington
    46 min
    via Elizabeth line
    Victoria
    49 min
    via Elizabeth line & District

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Liverpool Street in 29 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.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode E7. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    E7 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Forest Gate South, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    What London borough is E7 in?
    E7 is in the London Borough of Newham. Its representative postcode falls in the Forest Gate South ward. E7 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is E7 a good area for families?
    E7 (Forest Gate South, Newham) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in E7?
    There are 32 schools within a mile of E7, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. E7 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is E7?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in E7 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, E7 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from E7 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from E7 is Liverpool Street in about 29 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in E7?
    44.7% of households in E7's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very high (Over 35%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near E7

    The closest postcodes to E7 we cover are E12 (Manor Park, ~1.8km), E15 (Stratford, ~1.9km), E13 (Plaistow West & Canning Town East, ~2.1km) and E11 (Leytonstone, ~2.6km). Families weighing E7 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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