St Leonards Gardens, Ilford, IG1 2PH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG1 2PH 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	52.8%	50.6%	-2.2%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	47.2%	49.4%	2.2%	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.

In the immediate area around IG1 2PH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.5% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.5%	42.5%	7.0%	37.9%	4.6%
Married: Opposite sex	42.9%	48.8%	5.9%	44.2%	4.6%
Separated	2.2%	1.2%	-1.0%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	8.3%	3.8%	-4.5%	9.1%	-5.3%
Widowed	11.1%	3.8%	-7.3%	6.1%	-2.3%

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	42.8%	49.8%	7.0%	48.4%	1.4%
Good health	32.5%	33.3%	0.8%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	15.5%	12%	-3.5%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	5.6%	4.2%	-1.4%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	3.6%	0.7%	-2.9%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	25.2%	18.4%	-6.8%	18.2%	0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	11%	-1.2%	9.6%	1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.4%	14.4%	5.0%	13.4%	1.0%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	2.6%	1.8%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	20.7%	11.0%	16.9%	3.8%
Degree or Similar	26.6%	29.1%	2.5%	33.8%	-4.7%
Other	16.1%	3.7%	-12.4%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 13% 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	7.8%	19.7%	11.9%	1.1%	18.6%
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	12.5%	12.7%	0.2%	3.1%	9.6%
Pakistani	24.3%	31.9%	7.6%	2.7%	29.2%
Other Asian	10.4%	5.3%	-5.1%	1.6%	3.7%
Black African	6.8%	3.7%	-3.1%	2.5%	1.2%
Black Caribbean	4.2%	3.7%	-0.5%	1.0%	2.7%
Other Black	2.2%	1.2%	-1.0%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	2.2%	1.2%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.4%
White	26.5%	13%	-13.5%	81.4%	-68.4%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.4%	4.4%	3.0%	1.6%	2.8%

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	53.4%	51.3%	-2.1%	83.2%	-31.9%
European Union	4.6%	10.9%	6.3%	6.1%	4.8%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	6.8%	4.2%	-2.6%	2.7%	1.5%
Middle East and Asia	30.3%	31.4%	1.1%	5.6%	25.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	1.4%	-1.6%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.6%	51.5%	-1.1%	83.2%	-31.7%
10+ Years	5.8%	30.9%	25.1%	9.8%	21.1%
5-10 Years	7.4%	8.6%	1.2%	2.9%	5.7%
2-5 Years	9.8%	4.4%	-5.4%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	24.5%	4.6%	-19.9%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.9%	76.7%	-5.8%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Lithuania	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Romania	3.7%	0.9%	2.8%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	9.4%	1.2%	8.2%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.3%	37.2%	-31.9%
Christian	16.9%	46.2%	-29.3%
Hindu	7.9%	1.7%	6.2%
Muslim	58.9%	6.5%	52.4%
Sikh	7%	0.9%	6.1%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is St Leonards Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St Leonards Gardens was 175.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 59.2% higher than the Clementswood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

St Leonards Gardens has the 28th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Clementswood and the 97th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 71.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 15.0%.

🔎 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 2PH, 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 St Leonards Gardens are based on 17 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 St Leonards Gardens, Ilford, IG1 2PH

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG1 2PH

Average Price
£477,736

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£498,981

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£201,548

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for St Leonards Gardens

Average Price
£442,749

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£495,530

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£196,434

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St Leonards GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 St Leonards Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£515,000	2022-01-31	£557,871
10 St Leonards Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£269,250	2010-12-17	£530,247
23 St Leonards Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£240,000	2006-08-10	£523,822
4 St Leonards Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£242,500	2005-12-07	£564,005
6 St Leonards Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£205,000	2005-09-23	£477,868

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG1 2PH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in IG1 2PH 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	76
Part-Time Employee	52
Looking after home or family	43
Student (economically inactive)	41
Self-Employed	40
Retired	32
Other	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Unemployed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Financial and insurance activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Education	13
Transport and storage	13
Human health and social work activities	13
Construction	11
Information and communication	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Other	5
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	1,535 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	2,362 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	3,103 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,805 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	5,193 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	386 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northbury Primary School Northbury Close , IG11 8JA	3out of 4	611 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Primary School Loxford Lane , IG1 2PY	3out of 4	645 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cleveland Road Primary School Cleveland Road , IG1 1EW	4out of 4	1,019 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margarets CofE Primary School 15-19 North Street , IG11 8AS	3out of 4	1,180 yd	Academy converter	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	1,439 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greatfields School St. Marys , IG11 7TD	3out of 4	1,768 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	1,940 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Ursuline Academy Ilford Morland Road , IG1 4JU	3out of 4	2,041 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	4out of 4	2,192 yd	Community school	No	Girls	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	2,237 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	2,411 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	4,580 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	1,009 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	1,139 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	1,806 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	2,167 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	2,785 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	267 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	821 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northstar New School c/o Gascoigne Primary Annex , The Shaftesburys IG11 7JA	- not rated	1,781 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oak House School 61 South Park Drive , IG3 9AB	- not rated	1,920 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Ursuline Prep School Ilford 2-4 Coventry Road , IG1 4QR	- not rated	2,083 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	128 yd
Cafe Rey	413 Ilford Lane	128 yd
Taqwa Cafe	Barking Mosque, 2 Victoria Road	204 yd
FoodCycle Barking	Barking Mosque, 2 Victoria Road	204 yd
WingFixx Ltd	8 The Triangle, Tanner Street	283 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Jolly Fisherman PH	The Jolly Fisherman Ph, 108 North Street	627 yd
Barking Indoor Bowls	Longbridge Road	684 yd
De Lounge	2 Linton Road	837 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Grillford	407 Ilford Lane	128 yd
Chicken & Pizza 4 U	409 Ilford Lane	128 yd
Subway	433 Ilford Lane	179 yd
BIM's	376 Ilford Lane	298 yd
Best Fish & Chips	112 Fanshawe Avenue	325 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Unit 6 & 7 Barking Central, Aboretum Place	1,027 yd
Quality Foods	118-126 Ilford Lane	1,039 yd
BB Fatima Cash & Carry	141-143 Ilford Lane	1,074 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Loxford Park HORNBEAM CLOSE	tennis courts	458 yd
Barking & District Indoor Bowls Club PARK AVENUE	indoor bowls	521 yd
New Physique Fitness Centre Ltd (Closed) Ilford Lane	health and fitness suite	688 yd
Barking Park LONGBRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	765 yd
Barrington Playing Fields BARRINGTON PLAYING FIELDS BARRINGTON PLAYING FIELDS MILLAIS AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	884 yd
Loxford School Of Science & Technology Loxford Lane	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	934 yd
Little Ilford Park Church Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	991 yd
The Gym (London Barking) THE CLOCKHOUSE THE CLOCKHOUSE EAST STREET	health and fitness suite	1,039 yd
Barking Abbey School (Long Bridge Campus) LONGBRIDGE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,040 yd
Eastbury Community School HULSE AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,073 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	135.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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