Harvey Road, Ilford, IG1 2NL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding IG1 2NL has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	45.2%	49.1%	3.9%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	54.8%	50.9%	-3.9%	49.0%	1.9%

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	42.9%	32.4%	-10.5%	37.9%	-5.5%
Married: Opposite sex	45.9%	50%	4.1%	44.2%	5.8%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.4%	3.1%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	5.2%	8.3%	3.1%	9.1%	-0.8%
Widowed	2.2%	6.2%	4.0%	6.1%	0.1%

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	50%	49.4%	-0.6%	48.4%	1.0%
Good health	33.5%	32.8%	-0.7%	33.6%	-0.8%
Fair health	12.8%	12.8%	0.0%	12.7%	0.1%
Bad health	2.7%	3.5%	0.8%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	1.2%	0.3%

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.

In the area around IG1 2NL this area, 28.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.7%	28.5%	9.8%	18.2%	10.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	9%	-2.9%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.2%	9.4%	-1.8%	13.4%	-4.0%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	2.1%	0.6%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.3%	14.2%	7.9%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	33.2%	29.5%	-3.7%	33.8%	-4.3%
Other	17.2%	7.3%	-9.9%	2.8%	4.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 22% 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	5.1%	7.9%	2.8%	1.1%	6.8%
Chinese	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	14.9%	14.1%	-0.8%	3.1%	11.0%
Pakistani	25.8%	22.3%	-3.5%	2.7%	19.6%
Other Asian	9%	7.9%	-1.1%	1.6%	6.3%
Black African	5.1%	8.2%	3.1%	2.5%	5.7%
Black Caribbean	3.2%	2%	-1.2%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	0.7%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2%	1.2%	0.8%	1.2%
White	19.9%	22%	2.1%	81.4%	-59.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	5.1%	2%	-3.1%	0.6%	1.4%
Other	5.6%	7.2%	1.6%	1.6%	5.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 37.4% 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	47.9%	37.4%	-10.5%	83.2%	-45.8%
European Union	5.9%	17.8%	11.9%	6.1%	11.7%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	4%	1.9%	0.8%	3.2%
Africa	8.8%	7.4%	-1.4%	2.7%	4.7%
Middle East and Asia	33.2%	32.4%	-0.8%	5.6%	26.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	0.7%	-1.2%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 37.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 27.3% 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	47.6%	37.2%	-10.4%	83.2%	-46.0%
10+ Years	4.8%	27.3%	22.5%	9.8%	17.5%
5-10 Years	6.9%	15%	8.1%	2.9%	12.1%
2-5 Years	12.5%	13.8%	1.3%	2.2%	11.6%
Less than 2 years	28.2%	6.7%	-21.5%	1.9%	4.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.1%	76.7%	-22.6%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	14.9%	0.9%	14.0%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	15.1%	1.2%	13.9%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	6.5%	13.5%	-7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.7%	37.2%	-31.5%
Christian	27%	46.2%	-19.2%
Hindu	7.9%	1.7%	6.2%
Muslim	44.4%	6.5%	37.9%
Sikh	6%	0.9%	5.1%
Other religion	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Harvey Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Harvey Road was 308.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 179.8% higher than the Clementswood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Harvey Road has the 7th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Clementswood and the 32nd highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 114.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 201.5%.

🔎 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 2NL, 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 - 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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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) - 6/10 (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) - 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 Harvey Road are based on 89 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 Harvey Road, Ilford, IG1 2NL

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG1 2NL

Average Price
£426,368

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£426,368

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Harvey Road

Average Price
£396,098

Semi-Detached
£399,965

Terraced
£397,068

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£307,873

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Harvey Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
24 Harvey Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£385,000	2023-04-18	£414,429
14 Harvey Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£360,000	2018-09-06	£433,857
10 Harvey Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£367,000	2018-06-01	£455,098
24 Harvey Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£376,000	2018-03-02	£458,515
8 Harvey Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2016-12-09	£386,466

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG1 2NL

Employment

IG1 2NL 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.

IG1 2NL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in IG1 2NL 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	52
Part-Time Employee	45
Self-Employed	43
Retired	40
Looking after home or family	38
Student (economically inactive)	23
Other	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Unemployed	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Construction	11
Human health and social work activities	11
Education	9
Information and communication	9
Manufacturing	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
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	1,249 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	2,406 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,918 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,543 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	4,908 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	2out of 4	96 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northbury Primary School Northbury Close , IG11 8JA	3out of 4	760 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Primary School Loxford Lane , IG1 2PY	3out of 4	829 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cleveland Road Primary School Cleveland Road , IG1 1EW	4out of 4	880 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dersingham Primary School Dersingham Avenue, Manor Park, London , Manor Park E12 5QJ	3out of 4	946 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	4out of 4	1,179 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Ursuline Academy Ilford Morland Road , IG1 4JU	3out of 4	1,853 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Greatfields School St. Marys , IG11 7TD	3out of 4	1,997 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	4out of 4	2,019 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	2,222 yd	Community school	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	2,181 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	2,356 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	4,481 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	1,218 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	1,429 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	1,879 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	2,208 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	2,731 yd	Community school	No	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	515 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	1,097 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Ursuline Prep School Ilford 2-4 Coventry Road , IG1 4QR	- not rated	1,888 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Read Academy Education 34-38 Mansfield Road , Ilford IG1 3BD	- not rated	1,898 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Apex Primary School 60-62 Argyle Road , IG1 3BG	- not rated	1,935 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
The Cafe @Loxford	Loxford Polyclinic, 417 Ilford Lane	167 yd
Cafe Rey	413 Ilford Lane	167 yd
Franzos	316-320 Ilford Lane	173 yd
Haweli Restaurant	300-302 Ilford Lane	360 yd
Nagina Sweet Restaurant	296-298 Ilford Lane	391 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Jolly Fisherman PH	The Jolly Fisherman Ph, 108 North Street	698 yd
Barking Indoor Bowls	Longbridge Road	971 yd
De Lounge	2 Linton Road	1,019 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
BIM's	376 Ilford Lane	139 yd
Grillford	407 Ilford Lane	167 yd
Chicken & Pizza 4 U	409 Ilford Lane	167 yd
G & H Catering Ltd	Unit 5, 350 Ilford Lane	195 yd
Chai kadai	277 Ilford Lane	381 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Quality Foods	118-126 Ilford Lane		831 yd
BB Fatima Cash & Carry	141-143 Ilford Lane		874 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
New Physique Fitness Centre Ltd (Closed) Ilford Lane	health and fitness suite	480 yd
Loxford Park HORNBEAM CLOSE	tennis courts	616 yd
Barrington Playing Fields BARRINGTON PLAYING FIELDS BARRINGTON PLAYING FIELDS MILLAIS AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	655 yd
Little Ilford Park Church Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	702 yd
Barking & District Indoor Bowls Club PARK AVENUE	indoor bowls	811 yd
Hathaway Community Centre (Closed) HATHAWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE HATHAWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE HATHAWAY CRESCENT		978 yd
Barking Park LONGBRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,045 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.7%

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	2.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	118.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG1 2NL