Wanstead Lane, Ilford, IG1 3SW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding IG1 3SW has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	46.8%	49.6%	2.8%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	53.2%	50.4%	-2.8%	49.0%	1.4%

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 vicinity of IG1 3SW there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 55.7% 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	38.2%	36.4%	-1.8%	37.9%	-1.5%
Married: Opposite sex	50.3%	55.7%	5.4%	44.2%	11.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	2.8%	1.6%	-1.2%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	4.5%	3.5%	-1.0%	9.1%	-5.6%
Widowed	4.2%	2.5%	-1.7%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.6%	44.2%	-5.4%	48.4%	-4.2%
Good health	34.6%	37.8%	3.2%	33.6%	4.2%
Fair health	11.3%	12.9%	1.6%	12.7%	0.2%
Bad health	3.7%	4.1%	0.4%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	0.8%	1%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.2%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 44.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.3%	13.6%	-1.7%	18.2%	-4.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.1%	10.1%	0.0%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.9%	14.6%	0.7%	13.4%	1.2%
Apprenticeship	0%	1.3%	1.3%	5.3%	-4.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.6%	13%	5.4%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	39.9%	44.6%	4.7%	33.8%	10.8%
Other	13.2%	2.8%	-10.4%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 12.6% 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%	14.4%	6.2%	1.1%	13.3%
Chinese	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	29.3%	30.5%	1.2%	3.1%	27.4%
Pakistani	21.4%	24.4%	3.0%	2.7%	21.7%
Other Asian	8.5%	5.4%	-3.1%	1.6%	3.8%
Black African	2%	1.8%	-0.2%	2.5%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	0%	-3.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	2%	1.3%	-0.7%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%	1.5%
White	17.5%	12.6%	-4.9%	81.4%	-68.8%
Arab	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	3.1%	4.4%	1.3%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.7% 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	57.2%	59.7%	2.5%	83.2%	-23.5%
European Union	3.9%	3.9%	0.0%	6.1%	-2.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	6.5%	8%	1.5%	2.7%	5.3%
Middle East and Asia	30.4%	26.6%	-3.8%	5.6%	21.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	1.3%	-1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.2%	59.4%	2.2%	83.2%	-23.8%
10+ Years	1.7%	33.9%	32.2%	9.8%	24.1%
5-10 Years	3.4%	3.3%	-0.1%	2.9%	0.4%
2-5 Years	5.9%	1.5%	-4.4%	2.2%	-0.7%
Less than 2 years	31.8%	1.8%	-30.0%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86.4%	76.7%	9.7%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	4.9%	1.2%	3.7%
No passport held	3.1%	13.5%	-10.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	6.4%	37.2%	-30.8%
Christian	12.3%	46.2%	-33.9%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	12.6%	1.7%	10.9%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	45.5%	6.5%	39.0%
Sikh	14.4%	0.9%	13.5%
Not answered	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%

Safety

Is Wanstead Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wanstead Lane was 52.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 40.4% lower than the Cranbrook average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wanstead Lane has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cranbrook and the 296th lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 23.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -65.5%.

🔎 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 3SW, 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 Wanstead Lane are based on 197 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 Wanstead Lane, Ilford, IG1 3SW

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG1 3SW

Average Price
£774,081

Semi-Detached
£749,611

Terraced
£783,258

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wanstead Lane

Average Price
£749,383

Semi-Detached
£796,678

Terraced
£741,210

Detached
£969,268

Flats/Maisonettes
£194,720

Other
£2,449,889

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wanstead LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
168 Wanstead Lane, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£855,000	2024-03-18	£970,026
178 Wanstead Lane, Ilford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£710,000	2020-08-21	£886,040
170 Wanstead Lane, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£220,000	2017-10-02	£281,169
105 Wanstead Lane, Ilford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£460,000	2016-06-30	£637,755
174 Wanstead Lane, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£590,000	2014-03-29	£1,097,031

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG1 3SW

Flood Risk

Flood risk from rivers and the sea
Very low flood risk

Flood risk from surface water
Very low flood risk

* Results apply to the surrounding postcode area, not to a specific property.

Flood risk from rivers and the sea

The area around Wanstead Lane, Ilford, IG1 3SW has very low flood risk from rivers and the sea.

0 of 8 properties (0.00%) in this postcode have some level of river or sea flood risk.

River and sea flooding includes flooding caused by overflowing rivers, estuaries, tidal waters and coastal surges.

Flood risk from surface water

The area around Wanstead Lane, Ilford, IG1 3SW has very low surface water flood risk.

2 of 8 properties (25.00%) in this postcode have some level of surface water flood risk.

Surface water flooding can happen when heavy rainfall overwhelms drains, roads, gardens or other hard surfaces.

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in IG1 3SW 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	83
Part-Time Employee	48
Retired	40
Student (economically inactive)	34
Self-Employed	30
Unemployed	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Looking after home or family	18
Other	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Human health and social work activities	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Administrative and support service activities	13
Education	12
Transport and storage	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Construction	9
Manufacturing	9
Real estate activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Information and communication	7
Other	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	2,630 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	3,386 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,598 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	4,552 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	4,901 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cranbrook Primary School The Drive , IG1 3PS	3out of 4	710 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Primary School College Gardens , Redbridge IG4 5HW	3out of 4	834 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Infants' School College Gardens , Redbridge IG4 5HW	- not rated	834 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Junior School College Gardens , Redbridge IG4 5HW	- not rated	834 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Junior School College Gardens , Redbridge IG4 5HW	- not rated	834 yd	Community school	No	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	989 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Valentines High School Cranbrook Road , IG2 6HX	4out of 4	1,325 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beal High School Woodford Bridge Road , IG4 5LP	3out of 4	1,398 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Beal High School Woodford Bridge Road , IG4 5LP	- not rated	1,398 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ilford Ursuline High School Morland Road , IG1 4JU	- not rated	2,106 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	4,283 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon School Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	- not rated	5,345 yd	Community school	Yes	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	3,938 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	4,928 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	5,074 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	5,203 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge College Little Heath , Barley Lane RM6 4XT	- not rated	5,318 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	2,861 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,392 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,600 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	4,283 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,808 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
SBK Independent School 203 Redbridge Lane East , Redbridge IG4 5DF	- not rated	343 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gosford Preparatory School 229-231 Beehive Lane , IG4 5EB	- not rated	958 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beehive Preparatory School 233 Beehive Lane , Redbridge IG4 5ED	- not rated	1,038 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abeng International Independent School 565 Cranbrook Road , IG2 6JZ	- not rated	1,374 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maytime Preparatory School 2 341 Cranbrook Road , IG1 4UF	- not rated	1,395 yd	Other independent 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
Pret A Manger ( K & M Redbridge ltd)	130 Eastern Avenue	246 yd
Gul's Grill	218 Redbridge Lane East	397 yd
Dilanis Fish Bar	224 Redbridge Lane East	404 yd
Shreeya's Indian Bar & Restaurant	14 Roding Lane South	447 yd
Wanstead Park Kiosk	Wanstead Park, Warren Road	934 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Frenford Club	Jack Carter Centre, The Drive		694 yd
The Beehive Harvester	Beehive Lane		844 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Great Wall Chinese Takeaway	12 Roding Lane South	447 yd
Triple Treat	141 Beehive Lane	846 yd
Kim Wah Take Away	96 Beehive Lane	884 yd
Metro Coffee Express	Eastern Avenue	919 yd
Munchies Oriental	5 High View Parade, Redbridge Lane East	1,060 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kearly And Tonge (Closed) Royston Gardens	grass pitches	350 yd
Frenford Youth Club JACK CARTER CENTRE JACK CARTER CENTRE THE DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	754 yd
St Andrews Church ST. ANDREWS VICARAGE ST. ANDREWS VICARAGE ST. ANDREWS ROAD		860 yd
Nutters Field NUTTER LANE	grass pitches	978 yd
Wanstead Leisure Centre WANSTEAD LEISURE CENTRE WANSTEAD LEISURE CENTRE REDBRIDGE LANE WEST	health and fitness suite, squash courts	989 yd
The New Wilderness - Eton Manor Rugby Football Club Nutter Lane	grass pitches	989 yd

Broadband

Technology Availability

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%
Percentage of premises with Next Generation Access (NGA)	100.0%

Speed Availability

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%
Percentage of premises unable to receive decent broadband from fixed or FWA	0.0%
Percentage of premises able to receive decent broadband from FWA	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	160 Mbit/s
Average download speed	252.8 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	30 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	25.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband coverage statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2026 dataset. Broadband performance statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2023 postcode-level performance data.

Overview of IG1 3SW