Dahlia Gardens, Ilford, IG1 2JU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG1 2JU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.3%	50.6%	-4.7%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	44.7%	49.4%	4.7%	49.0%	0.4%

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	35.2%	40%	4.8%	37.9%	2.1%
Married: Opposite sex	51.9%	50.2%	-1.7%	44.2%	6.0%
Separated	4.8%	3.1%	-1.7%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	5.1%	4.3%	-0.8%	9.1%	-4.8%
Widowed	3.1%	2.5%	-0.6%	6.1%	-3.6%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	53.6%	53.8%	0.2%	48.4%	5.4%
Good health	34.5%	33.1%	-1.4%	33.6%	-0.5%
Fair health	8.2%	10%	1.8%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	2.9%	2.9%	0.0%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	18.1%	19.6%	1.5%	18.2%	1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.3%	11.7%	-0.6%	9.6%	2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.6%	11.7%	-0.9%	13.4%	-1.7%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	12.6%	1.0%	16.9%	-4.3%
Degree or Similar	34.5%	39.3%	4.8%	33.8%	5.5%
Other	10.6%	3.4%	-7.2%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 16.5% 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	8.2%	12.2%	4.0%	1.1%	11.1%
Chinese	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	19.5%	12%	-7.5%	3.1%	8.9%
Pakistani	24.6%	27.6%	3.0%	2.7%	24.9%
Other Asian	8.6%	8%	-0.6%	1.6%	6.4%
Black African	12.6%	6.3%	-6.3%	2.5%	3.8%
Black Caribbean	5.7%	4.3%	-1.4%	1.0%	3.3%
Other Black	1.7%	2.2%	0.5%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	2.2%	0.3%	0.9%	1.3%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	11.6%	16.5%	4.9%	81.4%	-64.9%
Arab	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0.6%	5.7%	5.1%	1.6%	4.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.6%	51.3%	-3.3%	83.2%	-31.9%
European Union	3.4%	12.9%	9.5%	6.1%	6.8%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	2%	1.2%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	10.1%	4.5%	-5.6%	2.7%	1.8%
Middle East and Asia	28.4%	27.2%	-1.2%	5.6%	21.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	1.4%	-1.3%	1.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	54%	51.3%	-2.7%	83.2%	-31.9%
10+ Years	4.6%	27.8%	23.2%	9.8%	18.0%
5-10 Years	4%	7.6%	3.6%	2.9%	4.7%
2-5 Years	13%	8.4%	-4.6%	2.2%	6.2%
Less than 2 years	24.4%	4.9%	-19.5%	1.9%	3.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.5%	76.7%	-7.2%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	5.3%	0.6%	4.7%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	7.1%	0.9%	6.2%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	5.9%	1.2%	4.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	5.5%	13.5%	-8.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	3.5%	37.2%	-33.7%
Christian	23.2%	46.2%	-23.0%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	9.1%	1.7%	7.4%
Muslim	54.3%	6.5%	47.8%
Sikh	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%

Safety

Is Dahlia Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dahlia Gardens was 94.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.1% lower than the Clementswood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dahlia Gardens has the 40th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Clementswood and the 240th highest crime rate of 746 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 52.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,800

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in IG1 2JU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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) - 9/10 (very 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 Dahlia Gardens are based on 84 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 Dahlia Gardens, Ilford, IG1 2JU

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG1 2JU

Average Price
£425,247

Semi-Detached
£531,337

Terraced
£421,711

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dahlia Gardens

Average Price
£474,548

Semi-Detached
£570,888

Terraced
£473,388

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dahlia GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
10 Dahlia Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£365,000	2026-01-08	£363,318
26 Dahlia Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£355,500	2025-12-17	£356,160
28 Dahlia Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£435,000	2025-01-31	£462,857
1 Dahlia Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£345,000	2024-07-04	£377,890
23 Dahlia Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£385,000	2023-11-30	£422,132

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG1 2JU

Employment

IG1 2JU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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 2JU 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	88
Part-Time Employee	54
Self-Employed	50
Looking after home or family	43
Student (economically inactive)	28
Other	22
Unemployed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Retired	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Human health and social work activities	22
Education	22
Transport and storage	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Information and communication	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Construction	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Manufacturing	4
Other	3
Real estate activities	2

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	1,390 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	4out of 4	2,106 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,731 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,479 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's Centre Marcus Street , Stratford E15 3JT	4out of 4	4,879 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Uphall Primary School Uphall Road , IG1 2JD	- not rated	348 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northbury Primary School Northbury Close , IG11 8JA	3out of 4	518 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northbury Infants' School North Street , IG11 8JA	- not rated	518 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Infants' School Loxford Lane , IG1 2PY	- not rated	1,015 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Primary School Loxford Lane , IG1 2PY	3out of 4	1,015 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	3out of 4	1,125 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greatfields School Net Street , IG11 7QG	3out of 4	1,788 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Plashet, City of London Academy Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	- not rated	1,819 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	3out of 4	1,819 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Ilford Ursuline High School Morland Road , IG1 4JU	- not rated	2,129 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	1,381 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon School Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	- not rated	1,582 yd	Community school	Yes	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	1,900 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	2,075 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	4,223 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	1,381 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	1,415 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	1,582 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	2,485 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	3,030 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al Madina School for Girls Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY	- not rated	430 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Eton Community School Eton Community Centre , IG1 2XG	- not rated	820 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	996 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Faircross School Rosslyn Road , IG11 9UH	- not rated	1,447 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hyleford School 200 Loxford Lane , IG3 9AR	- not rated	1,610 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chinese Kitchen	153 Victoria Road	176 yd
The Cafe @Loxford	Loxford Polyclinic, 417 Ilford Lane	403 yd
Cafe Rey	413 Ilford Lane	403 yd
Taqwa Cafe	Barking Mosque, 2 Victoria Road	435 yd
FoodCycle Barking	Barking Mosque, 2 Victoria Road	435 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Jolly Fisherman PH	The Jolly Fisherman Ph, 108 North Street	503 yd
De Lounge	2 Linton Road	904 yd
Barking Indoor Bowls	Longbridge Road	1,050 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Grillford	407 Ilford Lane	403 yd
Chicken & Pizza 4 U	409 Ilford Lane	403 yd
BIM's	376 Ilford Lane	447 yd
Subway	433 Ilford Lane	470 yd
G & H Catering Ltd	Unit 5, 350 Ilford Lane	492 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Quality Foods	118-126 Ilford Lane		1,045 yd
Tesco	Highbridge Road		1,070 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Barrington Playing Fields BARRINGTON PLAYING FIELDS BARRINGTON PLAYING FIELDS MILLAIS AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	420 yd
Little Ilford Park Church Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	658 yd
New Physique Fitness Centre Ltd (Closed) Ilford Lane	health and fitness suite	722 yd
Hathaway Community Centre (Closed) HATHAWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE HATHAWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE HATHAWAY CRESCENT		726 yd
Loxford Park HORNBEAM CLOSE	tennis courts	894 yd
Barking & District Indoor Bowls Club PARK AVENUE	indoor bowls	949 yd
Little Ilford School RECTORY ROAD		976 yd
Little Ilford Youth Centre LITTLE ILFORD CENTRE LITTLE ILFORD CENTRE CHURCH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,018 yd
St Margarets C Of E Primary School NORTH STREET	grass pitches	1,065 yd
The Gym (London Barking) THE CLOCKHOUSE THE CLOCKHOUSE EAST STREET	health and fitness suite	1,092 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	183.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG1 2JU