Ley Street, Ilford, IG1 4BP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding IG1 4BP is primarily male, with 53.8% of the population 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	52.7%	46.2%	-6.5%	51.0%	-4.8%
Male	47.3%	53.8%	6.5%	49.0%	4.8%

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 4BP there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 57% 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	32.8%	29.6%	-3.2%	37.9%	-8.3%
Married: Opposite sex	53.8%	57%	3.2%	44.2%	12.8%
Separated	2%	2.1%	0.1%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	5.9%	8.2%	2.3%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	5.6%	3%	-2.6%	6.1%	-3.1%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.5%) 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	50.3%	51.1%	0.8%	48.4%	2.7%
Good health	34.4%	36.4%	2.0%	33.6%	2.8%
Fair health	10.4%	8.5%	-1.9%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	3%	2%	-1.0%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	1.9%	2%	0.1%	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	16.5%	19%	2.5%	18.2%	0.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.6%	12.9%	-6.7%	9.6%	3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.9%	8.3%	-4.6%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	4.9%	2.7%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.6%	12%	4.4%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	28.9%	38.3%	9.4%	33.8%	4.5%
Other	12.3%	4.6%	-7.7%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 18.4% 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	18.5%	18.6%	0.1%	1.1%	17.5%
Chinese	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	23.1%	29.4%	6.3%	3.1%	26.3%
Pakistani	21.2%	15.5%	-5.7%	2.7%	12.8%
Other Asian	10.2%	3.8%	-6.4%	1.6%	2.2%
Black African	6.4%	6.7%	0.3%	2.5%	4.2%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	16.3%	18.4%	2.1%	81.4%	-63.0%
Other	0.8%	5.6%	4.8%	1.6%	4.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 41.1% 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	38.2%	41.1%	2.9%	83.2%	-42.1%
European Union	7.6%	13.2%	5.6%	6.1%	7.1%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	4.5%	3.6%	0.8%	3.7%
Africa	7.2%	7.4%	0.2%	2.7%	4.7%
Middle East and Asia	44.4%	31.5%	-12.9%	5.6%	25.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	2.5%	0.8%	1.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 41.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 31.5% 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	36.3%	41.2%	4.9%	83.2%	-42.0%
10+ Years	5.9%	31.5%	25.6%	9.8%	21.7%
5-10 Years	25.9%	12.1%	-13.8%	2.9%	9.2%
2-5 Years	6.8%	6.3%	-0.5%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	25.1%	8.9%	-16.2%	1.9%	7.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.7%	76.7%	-16.0%
France	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Italy	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Romania	9.6%	0.9%	8.7%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Southern Asia	12.9%	1.2%	11.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	4.2%	13.5%	-9.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.4%	37.2%	-31.8%
Christian	19.6%	46.2%	-26.6%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	10.3%	1.7%	8.6%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	45.5%	6.5%	39.0%
Sikh	10%	0.9%	9.1%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%

Safety

Is Ley Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ley Street was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Ilford Town average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -11.4%.

🔎 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
£55,200

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in IG1 4BP, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 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 Ley Street are based on 635 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 Ley Street, Ilford, IG1 4BP

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG1 4BP

Average Price
£345,242

Semi-Detached
£432,978

Terraced
£450,656

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£218,502

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ley Street

Average Price
£527,025

Semi-Detached
£467,621

Terraced
£458,294

Detached
£556,777

Flats/Maisonettes
£258,528

Other
£3,833,964

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ley Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
254 Ley Street, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£369,000	2024-12-10	£365,445
256 Ley Street, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£360,000	2024-02-25	£389,558
240 Ley Street, Ilford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£377,000	2020-11-05	£436,370
258 Ley Street, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£375,000	2018-05-23	£465,580
Flat 5 Mallard Court, 226 Ley Street, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£151,000	2015-02-06	£211,107

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG1 4BP

Employment

IG1 4BP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 21% 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 4BP 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	75
Self-Employed	70
Part-Time Employee	50
Looking after home or family	31
Student (economically inactive)	29
Retired	28
Other	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	34
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Education	16
Construction	15
Human health and social work activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Other	12
Information and communication	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	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	1,829 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,373 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	4,404 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	4,413 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	5,131 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christchurch Primary School Wellesley Road , IG1 4LQ	4out of 4	162 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winston Way Academy Winston Way , IG1 2WS	3out of 4	534 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy Benton Road , IG1 4AS	2out of 4	896 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School Gordon Road , IG1 1SA	3out of 4	911 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gordon Primary School Gordon Primary School , IG1 1SU	3out of 4	1,069 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	713 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Palmer Catholic Academy Aldborough Road South , Seven Kings IG3 8EU	3out of 4	1,189 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Valentines High School Cranbrook Road , IG2 6HX	4out of 4	1,588 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaks Park High School 45-65 Oaks Lane , Newbury Park IG2 7PQ	4out of 4	2,050 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	4out of 4	2,548 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	4,095 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	4,266 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	803 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	1,029 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	1,892 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	2,702 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	4out of 4	3,555 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Park School for Girls 20-22 Park Avenue , IG1 4RS	- not rated	726 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Ursuline Prep School Ilford 2-4 Coventry Road , IG1 4QR	- not rated	783 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Read Academy Education 34-38 Mansfield Road , Ilford IG1 3BD	- not rated	912 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Apex Primary School 60-62 Argyle Road , IG1 3BG	- not rated	1,010 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oak House School 61 South Park Drive , IG3 9AB	- not rated	1,349 yd	Other independent special 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
Smade lounge	284-294 Ley Street	132 yd
Al Qasr Restaurant	308 Ley Street	162 yd
Ley Street Cafe Bar	313 Ley Street	233 yd
Sahajanand Catering Limited	149 Ley Street	234 yd
Moral Cafe Restaurant	313 High Road	290 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ilford Liberal Club	10 Balfour Road	649 yd
The Prince Of Wales Public House	63 Green Lane	665 yd
O'Neills	109 Station Road	891 yd
Jono's Freehouse	37 Cranbrook Road	901 yd
The Great Spoon Of Ilford	114 Cranbrook Road	916 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rolo Grills	284-294 Ley Street	132 yd
Tastee singh	309 Ley Street	163 yd
Fruitea boba	323 Ley Street	204 yd
Lights out mocktails	323 Ley Street	204 yd
Boujee boba	323 Ley Street	204 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Stores	Ground Floor, 284-294 Ley Street	2 yd
Lidl	261-275 High Road	321 yd
Farmfoods	261-275 High Road	321 yd
Azad Food Centre	411-413 High Road	361 yd
Sainsbury's	168-170 High Road	630 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness First Health Club (Ilford) 261-275 261-275 HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	320 yd
Cardinal Heenan Centre CARDINAL HEENAN CENTRE CARDINAL HEENAN CENTRE HIGH ROAD		364 yd
Vine United Reformed Church Hall RICHES ROAD		500 yd
Fort Galaxy Gym CONNAUGHT LANE	health and fitness suite	513 yd
Pure Gym (London Ilford) 151-161 151-161 High Road	health and fitness suite	733 yd
Seven Kings High School LEY STREET	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	778 yd
Ursuline Academy Ilford MORLAND ROAD		828 yd
Ark Isaac Newton Academy CRICKLEFIELD PLACE	artificial grass pitch	852 yd
Nuffield Health (Ilford) 68-90 68-90 CLEMENTS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	881 yd
Cricklefields Athletic Ground (Closed) High Road	athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	883 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	95.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.1%

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	90.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG1 4BP