Richmond Road, Ilford, IG1 1JT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding IG1 1JT has a slightly higher male population, with 52.9% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47%	47.1%	0.1%	51.0%	-3.9%
Male	53%	52.9%	-0.1%	49.0%	3.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.6%	40.3%	0.7%	37.9%	2.4%
Married: Opposite sex	50.2%	50.6%	0.4%	44.2%	6.4%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	2.6%	2.5%	-0.1%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	2.6%	4.4%	1.8%	9.1%	-4.7%
Widowed	3.6%	1.9%	-1.7%	6.1%	-4.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.4%	50.1%	5.7%	48.4%	1.7%
Good health	40.7%	33.6%	-7.1%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	10.5%	12.4%	1.9%	12.7%	-0.3%
Bad health	3.3%	3.3%	0.0%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.5%	26.7%	8.2%	18.2%	8.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.2%	8.8%	-7.4%	9.6%	-0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	10.7%	0.5%	13.4%	-2.7%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	2.2%	-0.4%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	16.3%	4.7%	16.9%	-0.6%
Degree or Similar	24.4%	30.9%	6.5%	33.8%	-2.9%
Other	16.5%	4.4%	-12.1%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 14.3% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	4.4%	13.9%	9.5%	1.1%	12.8%
Chinese	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	18.9%	10%	-8.9%	3.1%	6.9%
Pakistani	24.8%	30.7%	5.9%	2.7%	28.0%
Other Asian	14.7%	9.6%	-5.1%	1.6%	8.0%
Black African	4.9%	4.1%	-0.8%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	1.0%	0.8%
Other Black	3%	0.6%	-2.4%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	20.1%	14.3%	-5.8%	81.4%	-67.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%
Roma	0%	4.1%	4.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Arab	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	2.6%	7%	4.4%	1.6%	5.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	47.4%	43%	-4.4%	83.2%	-40.2%
European Union	9.6%	16%	6.4%	6.1%	9.9%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	7.9%	5.3%	-2.6%	2.7%	2.6%
Middle East and Asia	32.7%	32.2%	-0.5%	5.6%	26.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	1.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 31.7% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	46.5%	42.9%	-3.6%	83.2%	-40.3%
10+ Years	8.2%	31.7%	23.5%	9.8%	21.9%
5-10 Years	7%	10.4%	3.4%	2.9%	7.5%
2-5 Years	10.5%	4.9%	-5.6%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	27.8%	10%	-17.8%	1.9%	8.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.4%	76.7%	-13.3%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	11.3%	0.9%	10.4%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	12.1%	1.2%	10.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
No passport held	5.1%	13.5%	-8.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	2.2%	37.2%	-35.0%
Christian	21.9%	46.2%	-24.3%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	11.9%	1.7%	10.2%
Muslim	52.1%	6.5%	45.6%
Sikh	3.9%	0.9%	3.0%
Not answered	7.8%	6.0%	1.8%

Safety

Is Richmond Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Richmond Road was 41.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.8% lower than the Clementswood average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Richmond Road has the 16th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Clementswood and the 227th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 79.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 64% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,100

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in IG1 1JT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Richmond Road are based on 248 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Redbridge.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Richmond Road, Ilford, IG1 1JT

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG1 1JT

Average Price
£431,264

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£463,318

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£159,643

Other
£125,900

Estimated Average Property Prices for Richmond Road

Average Price
£416,058

Semi-Detached
£603,413

Terraced
£501,748

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£236,330

Other
£63,903

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Richmond Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
168 Richmond Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2023-11-23	£365,279
156 Richmond Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£370,000	2019-01-11	£452,810
158 Richmond Road, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£145,000	2017-07-06	£160,439
158 Richmond Road, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£179,000	2016-03-04	£212,523
148 Richmond Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£345,000	2015-08-10	£503,778

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG1 1JT

Employment

IG1 1JT area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in IG1 1JT area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	99
Self-Employed	59
Looking after home or family	48
Part-Time Employee	44
Retired	24
Student (economically inactive)	23
Other	20
Unemployed	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Construction	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Transport and storage	12
Administrative and support service activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Other	9
Manufacturing	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Information and communication	8
Education	7
Human health and social work activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	1,501 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	3,207 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	3,688 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,099 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	5,265 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cleveland Road Primary School Cleveland Road , IG1 1EW	4out of 4	452 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Primary School Loxford Lane , IG1 2PY	3out of 4	542 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gordon Primary School Gordon Primary School , IG1 1SU	3out of 4	681 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winston Way Academy Winston Way , IG1 2WS	3out of 4	779 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School Gordon Road , IG1 1SA	3out of 4	827 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Ursuline Academy Ilford Morland Road , IG1 4JU	3out of 4	1,412 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Palmer Catholic Academy Aldborough Road South , Seven Kings IG3 8EU	3out of 4	1,759 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	4out of 4	1,835 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	2,048 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greatfields School St. Marys , IG11 7TD	3out of 4	2,484 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London Academy 326 Barking Road , East Ham E6 2BB	- not rated	3,027 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	3,202 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	5,320 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	807 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	1,362 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	1,488 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	1,940 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	2,653 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lady Aisha Academy Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY	- not rated	1,077 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Oak House School 61 South Park Drive , IG3 9AB	- not rated	1,210 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	1,450 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Ursuline Prep School Ilford 2-4 Coventry Road , IG1 4QR	- not rated	1,473 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Read Academy Education 34-38 Mansfield Road , Ilford IG1 3BD	- not rated	1,538 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza East	135 Gordon Road	469 yd
Watan Restaurant	233 Ilford Lane	557 yd
Cafe Chaiwala Arshad Khan	229 Ilford Lane	558 yd
Afters Ilford Ltd	265b Ilford Lane	562 yd
Oodles Chinese	231 Ilford Lane	563 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Clementswood Bowling Club	South Park Drive		643 yd
The Prince Of Wales Public House	63 Green Lane		896 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Meera Sweets	122 Woodlands Road	282 yd
Beaumont Fish Bar	133 Gordon Road	469 yd
Chaiiwala	253 Ilford Lane	549 yd
Dixy Chicken	247 Ilford Lane	550 yd
Beyond Boba	Unit 2, 237 Ilford Lane	556 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
BB Fatima Cash & Carry	141-143 Ilford Lane	683 yd
Quality Foods	118-126 Ilford Lane	694 yd
Sainsbury's	168-170 High Road	957 yd
Lidl	261-275 High Road	1,012 yd
Farmfoods	261-275 High Road	1,012 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Loxford Park HORNBEAM CLOSE	tennis courts	496 yd
New Physique Fitness Centre Ltd (Closed) Ilford Lane	health and fitness suite	605 yd
Loxford School Of Science & Technology Loxford Lane	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	646 yd
Nuffield Health (Ilford) 68-90 68-90 CLEMENTS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	861 yd
South Park SOUTH PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	864 yd
Vine United Reformed Church Hall RICHES ROAD		903 yd
Cardinal Heenan Centre CARDINAL HEENAN CENTRE CARDINAL HEENAN CENTRE HIGH ROAD		969 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Ilford) 261-275 261-275 HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,012 yd
Pure Gym (London Ilford) 151-161 151-161 High Road	health and fitness suite	1,034 yd
Barking & District Indoor Bowls Club PARK AVENUE	indoor bowls	1,035 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	75 Mbit/s
Average download speed	109.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of IG1 1JT