Selborne Road, Ilford, IG1 3AJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding IG1 3AJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50% 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%	50%	4.8%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	54.8%	50%	-4.8%	49.0%	1.0%

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 vicinity of IG1 3AJ there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 51.7% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36.1%	33.8%	-2.3%	37.9%	-4.1%
Married: Opposite sex	49.8%	51.7%	1.9%	44.2%	7.5%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	2.2%	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	7.2%	8.7%	1.5%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	4.7%	2.8%	-1.9%	6.1%	-3.3%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.7%) 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	46.2%	48.9%	2.7%	48.4%	0.5%
Good health	40.3%	36.8%	-3.5%	33.6%	3.2%
Fair health	9.8%	11%	1.2%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	2.9%	2.9%	0.0%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.8%

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	11.2%	17.9%	6.7%	18.2%	-0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.8%	16.2%	-1.6%	9.6%	6.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10%	7.3%	-2.7%	13.4%	-6.1%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	2%	1.4%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	3.7%	12.3%	8.6%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	39.3%	39.4%	0.1%	33.8%	5.6%
Other	17.4%	5%	-12.4%	2.8%	2.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 26.5% 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	1.5%	13%	11.5%	1.1%	11.9%
Chinese	1.7%	0.4%	-1.3%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	25.1%	22.9%	-2.2%	3.1%	19.8%
Pakistani	17.7%	18.8%	1.1%	2.7%	16.1%
Other Asian	3.7%	2.5%	-1.2%	1.6%	0.9%
Black African	6.9%	4%	-2.9%	2.5%	1.5%
Black Caribbean	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	1.5%	0.2%	-1.3%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	1.6%	0.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	2%	0.2%	-1.8%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	30.2%	26.5%	-3.7%	81.4%	-54.9%
Arab	3.2%	1.6%	-1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	3.2%	6.5%	3.3%	1.6%	4.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 32.1% 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	44%	32.1%	-11.9%	83.2%	-51.1%
European Union	13.8%	21.1%	7.3%	6.1%	15.0%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	2.2%	1.5%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	11.3%	6.1%	-5.2%	2.7%	3.4%
Middle East and Asia	26.5%	36.6%	10.1%	5.6%	31.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	1.6%	-2.1%	1.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 32.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 29.8% 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	42.5%	32%	-10.5%	83.2%	-51.2%
10+ Years	11.5%	29.8%	18.3%	9.8%	20.0%
5-10 Years	7.9%	14.5%	6.6%	2.9%	11.6%
2-5 Years	13.5%	12.5%	-1.0%	2.2%	10.3%
Less than 2 years	24.6%	11.2%	-13.4%	1.9%	9.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	49.2%	76.7%	-27.5%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Lithuania	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Poland	2.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Romania	8.1%	0.9%	7.2%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Southern Asia	19.1%	1.2%	17.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	4.5%	13.5%	-9.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.7%	37.2%	-28.5%
Christian	27.6%	46.2%	-18.6%
Hindu	11%	1.7%	9.3%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	41.7%	6.5%	35.2%
Sikh	6.3%	0.9%	5.4%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	4.3%	6.0%	-1.7%

Safety

Is Selborne Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Selborne Road was 117.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 51.1% lower than the Ilford Town average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Selborne Road has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilford Town and the 183rd highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 53.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -36.4%.

🔎 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. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,100

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in IG1 3AJ, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Selborne Road are based on 143 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 Selborne Road, Ilford, IG1 3AJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG1 3AJ

Average Price
£468,671

Semi-Detached
£781,132

Terraced
£732,056

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£239,530

Other
£377,652

Estimated Average Property Prices for Selborne Road

Average Price
£373,243

Semi-Detached
£683,606

Terraced
£711,939

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£227,027

Other
£326,696

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Selborne Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
32 Selborne Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£825,000	2022-07-12	£871,634
20 Selborne Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£780,000	2021-06-23	£874,417
Flat 2 44 Selborne Road, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£235,000	2021-02-26	£249,347
Flat A 56 Selborne Road, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£238,000	2021-02-16	£252,531
60 Selborne Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£600,000	2019-08-27	£730,806

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG1 3AJ

Employment

IG1 3AJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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 3AJ area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 10% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in IG1 3AJ 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	69
Part-Time Employee	52
Looking after home or family	45
Self-Employed	44
Retired	40
Unemployed	36
Student (economically inactive)	33
Other	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Information and communication	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Administrative and support service activities	18
Human health and social work activities	18
Financial and insurance activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Construction	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Transport and storage	9
Education	8
Other	6
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	2
Mining and quarrying	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	884 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,169 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	3,414 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	3,924 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	3,951 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sheringham Primary School Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	944 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Highlands Primary School Highlands Gardens , IG1 3LE	4out of 4	972 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christchurch Primary School Wellesley Road , IG1 4LQ	4out of 4	1,130 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cleveland Road Primary School Cleveland Road , IG1 1EW	4out of 4	1,166 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dersingham Primary School Dersingham Avenue, Manor Park, London , Manor Park E12 5QJ	3out of 4	1,256 yd	Community school	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	523 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Valentines High School Cranbrook Road , IG2 6HX	4out of 4	1,637 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	4out of 4	1,713 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Palmer Catholic Academy Aldborough Road South , Seven Kings IG3 8EU	3out of 4	2,408 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wanstead High School Redbridge Lane West , Wanstead E11 2JZ	3out of 4	2,702 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	3,448 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	3,603 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	5,309 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	5,340 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	1,949 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	2,182 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	2,414 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	3,041 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	3,523 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Apex Primary School 60-62 Argyle Road , IG1 3BG	- not rated	278 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Read Academy Education 34-38 Mansfield Road , Ilford IG1 3BD	- not rated	346 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Ursuline Prep School Ilford 2-4 Coventry Road , IG1 4QR	- not rated	465 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park School for Girls 20-22 Park Avenue , IG1 4RS	- not rated	589 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lady Aisha Academy Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY	- not rated	2,306 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Moroccan Garden	73a Belgrave Road	271 yd
Tirana Bar Restaurant	3 York Road	293 yd
Magic Garden Coffee	133 Cranbrook Road	306 yd
Tasty African Restaurant - Ilford	129 Cranbrook Road	314 yd
Saravana Bhavan	115-127 Cranbrook Road	314 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Great Spoon Of Ilford	114 Cranbrook Road	352 yd
Jono's Freehouse	37 Cranbrook Road	371 yd
O'Neills	109 Station Road	496 yd
The Papermakers Arms Public House	57 Roden Street	537 yd
Ilford Liberal Club	10 Balfour Road	582 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Starfish & Chips	75 Belgrave Road	271 yd
Kulcha Express	43 York Road	293 yd
Zahra’s Grill	88 Belgrave Road	295 yd
Pablo’s Pizza	145 Cranbrook Road	302 yd
Chai-doh	89a Cranbrook Road	336 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	74-76 Cranbrook Road	379 yd
Marks & Spencer	135-139 High Road	527 yd
Iceland	60 High Road	534 yd
Sainsbury's	55 Roden Street	537 yd
Lidl	155-161 High Road	657 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ursuline Academy Ilford MORLAND ROAD		445 yd
Easygym (London Ilford) 3-5 3-5 Winston Way	health and fitness suite	550 yd
The Gym (London Ilford Romford Road) RODING HOUSE RODING HOUSE ROMFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite	617 yd
Pure Gym (London Ilford) 151-161 151-161 High Road	health and fitness suite	656 yd
Nuffield Health (Ilford) 68-90 68-90 CLEMENTS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	757 yd
Ilford Golf Club WANSTEAD PARK ROAD	golf	920 yd
Vine United Reformed Church Hall RICHES ROAD		967 yd
Jack Cornwell Community Centre JACK CORNWELL STREET		989 yd
The Froud Centre Toronto Avenue		1,026 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Ilford) 261-275 261-275 HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,070 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	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.4%

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	129.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG1 3AJ