Royston Gardens, Ilford, IG1 3SU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding IG1 3SU has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% 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	49.6%	48.8%	-0.8%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	50.4%	51.2%	0.8%	49.0%	2.2%

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	33.5%	41.4%	7.9%	37.9%	3.5%
Married: Opposite sex	51%	43.1%	-7.9%	44.2%	-1.1%
Separated	1.9%	3.7%	1.8%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	7.2%	8.1%	0.9%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	6.5%	3.7%	-2.8%	6.1%	-2.4%

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 (88.1%) 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	53.3%	52.2%	-1.1%	48.4%	3.8%
Good health	33.3%	35.9%	2.6%	33.6%	2.3%
Fair health	10.5%	9.1%	-1.4%	12.7%	-3.6%
Bad health	2.8%	1.9%	-0.9%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	14.1%	17.1%	3.0%	18.2%	-1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.7%	10.7%	-3.0%	9.6%	1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.4%	13.4%	2.0%	13.4%	0.0%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	4%	3.2%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.3%	11.4%	6.1%	16.9%	-5.5%
Degree or Similar	39.2%	40.5%	1.3%	33.8%	6.7%
Other	15.6%	3%	-12.6%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 24.3% 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	17.7%	19.1%	1.4%	1.1%	18.0%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	12.5%	12.3%	-0.2%	3.1%	9.2%
Pakistani	25.1%	21%	-4.1%	2.7%	18.3%
Other Asian	2.8%	2.2%	-0.6%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	6.6%	8.5%	1.9%	2.5%	6.0%
Black Caribbean	1.7%	2.5%	0.8%	1.0%	1.5%
Other Black	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	0.8%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
White	27.6%	24.3%	-3.3%	81.4%	-57.1%
Roma	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Arab	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	2.8%	3.8%	1.0%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 45.9% 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	57.8%	45.9%	-11.9%	83.2%	-37.3%
European Union	6.8%	14.4%	7.6%	6.1%	8.3%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	8.5%	9.1%	0.6%	2.7%	6.4%
Middle East and Asia	23.6%	26.2%	2.6%	5.6%	20.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	1.9%	-0.7%	1.3%	0.6%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 45.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 32.3% 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	57.3%	45.9%	-11.4%	83.2%	-37.3%
10+ Years	3.7%	32.3%	28.6%	9.8%	22.5%
5-10 Years	4.6%	8.3%	3.7%	2.9%	5.4%
2-5 Years	8.3%	7.5%	-0.8%	2.2%	5.3%
Less than 2 years	26.2%	6.1%	-20.1%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.1%	76.7%	-11.6%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	3.6%	0.6%	3.0%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	7.8%	0.9%	6.9%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	9.7%	1.2%	8.5%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.5%	37.2%	-31.7%
Christian	24.7%	46.2%	-21.5%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	8.3%	1.7%	6.6%
Jewish	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Muslim	49.6%	6.5%	43.1%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Not answered	8%	6.0%	2.0%

Safety

Is Royston Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Royston Gardens was 127.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 46.0% higher than the Cranbrook average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Royston Gardens has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cranbrook and the 161st highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 62.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 6.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in IG1 3SU, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 5/10 (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) - 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 Royston Gardens are based on 158 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 Royston Gardens, Ilford, IG1 3SU

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG1 3SU

Average Price
£342,139

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£342,139

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Royston Gardens

Average Price
£481,594

Semi-Detached
£763,128

Terraced
£666,233

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£300,834

Other
£356,563

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Royston GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Royston Court Royston Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2024-12-12	£355,765
16 Royston Court Royston Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2024-10-18	£371,316
7 Royston Court Royston Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2023-06-02	£380,172
6 Royston Court Royston Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£292,000	2018-05-11	£326,315
7 Royston Court Royston Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2017-01-25	£336,000

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG1 3SU

Employment

IG1 3SU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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 3SU 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	90
Self-Employed	52
Part-Time Employee	36
Retired	30
Student (economically inactive)	26
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	15
Other	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Human health and social work activities	20
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Construction	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Manufacturing	10
Education	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Information and communication	9
Other	7
Transport and storage	7
Real estate activities	4

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	2,971 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	3,066 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,508 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	4,253 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	4,547 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Redbridge Primary School College Gardens , Redbridge IG4 5HW	4out of 4	1,055 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nightingale Primary School Ashbourne Avenue , South Woodford E18 1PL	4out of 4	1,188 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wanstead Church School Church Path , Wanstead E11 2SS	4out of 4	1,244 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cranbrook Primary School The Drive , IG1 3PS	3out of 4	1,367 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aldersbrook Primary School Harpenden Road , Wanstead E12 5HL	4out of 4	1,503 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wanstead High School Redbridge Lane West , Wanstead E11 2JZ	3out of 4	323 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beal High School Woodford Bridge Road , IG4 5LP	4out of 4	1,468 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Valentines High School Cranbrook Road , IG2 6HX	4out of 4	1,993 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	2,546 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Caterham High School Caterham Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0QW	2out of 4	2,665 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,277 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	4,256 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	4,730 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London Academy 326 Barking Road , East Ham E6 2BB	- not rated	5,365 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,049 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	3,543 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,201 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	4,274 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,885 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beehive Preparatory School 233 Beehive Lane , Redbridge IG4 5ED	- not rated	1,462 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beacon Business Innovation Hub Woodford Bridge Road , Clayhall IG4 5LP	2out of 4	1,468 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Hatton School and Special Needs Centre Roding Lane South , IG8 8EU	4out of 4	1,630 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stradbroke C/O Tulipcare , 19-20 Bourne Court, Southend Road IG8 8HD	- not rated	1,824 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Snaresbrook Prep School 75 Woodford Road , South Woodford E18 2EA	- not rated	2,321 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
Shreeya's Indian Bar & Restaurant	14 Roding Lane South	323 yd
Dilanis Fish Bar	224 Redbridge Lane East	334 yd
Gul's Grill	218 Redbridge Lane East	342 yd
Pret A Manger ( K & M Redbridge ltd)	130 Eastern Avenue	347 yd
Wanstead Leisure Centre	Redbridge Lane West	445 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Linkside Lawn Tennis Club	Overton Drive	735 yd
Wanstead Cricket Club	Overton Drive	735 yd
Wanstead Golf Club	Overton Drive	735 yd
Eton Manor Rugby Club	Nutter Lane	781 yd
Wanstead House Community Assoc	21 The Green	1,017 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Great Wall Chinese Takeaway	12 Roding Lane South		323 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kearly And Tonge (Closed) Royston Gardens	grass pitches	409 yd
Wanstead Leisure Centre WANSTEAD LEISURE CENTRE WANSTEAD LEISURE CENTRE REDBRIDGE LANE WEST	health and fitness suite, squash courts	444 yd
Nutters Field NUTTER LANE	grass pitches	532 yd
The New Wilderness - Eton Manor Rugby Football Club Nutter Lane	grass pitches	538 yd
Drummond Lawn Tennis Club Nutter Lane	tennis courts	671 yd
Wanstead Golf Club OVERTON DRIVE	golf	853 yd
Wanstead And Snaresbrook Cricket Club OVERTON DRIVE	grass pitches	1,027 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	20.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	80.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	14.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	15.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	25.76 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	25.76 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	2.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	2.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	5 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG1 3SU