Ley Street, Ilford, IG1 4BQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding IG1 4BQ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% 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	48.6%	49.4%	0.8%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	51.4%	50.6%	-0.8%	49.0%	1.6%

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	41.5%	40.9%	-0.6%	37.9%	3.0%
Married: Opposite sex	43.9%	48.6%	4.7%	44.2%	4.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	2.4%	1.7%	-0.7%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	7.3%	5.1%	-2.2%	9.1%	-4.0%
Widowed	4.9%	3.4%	-1.5%	6.1%	-2.7%

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 (85.4%) 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	47.5%	51%	3.5%	48.4%	2.6%
Good health	38%	34.4%	-3.6%	33.6%	0.8%
Fair health	10.2%	11.3%	1.1%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	3.2%	2.2%	-1.0%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.1%

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	22%	22.9%	0.9%	18.2%	4.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.3%	9.7%	-1.6%	9.6%	0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11%	9.1%	-1.9%	13.4%	-4.3%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	2.9%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.6%	12%	4.4%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	29.9%	39.1%	9.2%	33.8%	5.3%
Other	17.1%	4.3%	-12.8%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 13.9% 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	9.5%	18.7%	9.2%	1.1%	17.6%
Chinese	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	25.3%	23.6%	-1.7%	3.1%	20.5%
Pakistani	20.3%	22%	1.7%	2.7%	19.3%
Other Asian	7.8%	2.6%	-5.2%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	5.8%	6.6%	0.8%	2.5%	4.1%
Black Caribbean	3.9%	1.1%	-2.8%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	1.1%	2%	0.9%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
White	19.4%	13.9%	-5.5%	81.4%	-67.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	3.5%	1.1%	-2.4%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	0.9%	3.1%	2.2%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 40.3% 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	44.5%	40.3%	-4.2%	83.2%	-42.9%
European Union	8%	14.6%	6.6%	6.1%	8.5%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	7.3%	7.1%	-0.2%	2.7%	4.4%
Middle East and Asia	35%	34.7%	-0.3%	5.6%	29.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	1.5%	-2.0%	1.3%	0.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 40.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 27.4% 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	42.8%	40.2%	-2.6%	83.2%	-43.0%
10+ Years	12.7%	27.4%	14.7%	9.8%	17.6%
5-10 Years	11.4%	16.3%	4.9%	2.9%	13.4%
2-5 Years	13%	11.3%	-1.7%	2.2%	9.1%
Less than 2 years	20.1%	4.9%	-15.2%	1.9%	3.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54%	76.7%	-22.7%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	6.8%	0.6%	6.2%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	5.3%	0.9%	4.4%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	14.5%	1.2%	13.3%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	7.9%	13.5%	-5.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	6.2%	37.2%	-31.0%
Christian	19%	46.2%	-27.2%
Hindu	8.4%	1.7%	6.7%
Muslim	58.7%	6.5%	52.2%
Sikh	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Ley Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ley Street was 598.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 140.3% higher than the Ilford Town average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Ley Street has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Ilford Town and the 14th highest crime rate of 746 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 66.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -35.2%.

🔎 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 4BQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 8/10 (high )
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 649 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 4BQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG1 4BQ

Average Price
£245,299

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£245,299

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ley Street

Average Price
£548,571

Semi-Detached
£496,569

Terraced
£491,624

Detached
£591,988

Flats/Maisonettes
£264,251

Other
£3,582,786

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ley Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Florentine House, 89 Ley Street, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£211,000	2026-01-30	£210,173
1 Florentine House, 89 Ley Street, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£211,000	2026-01-30	£210,173
2 Florentine House, 89 Ley Street, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£221,000	2026-01-30	£220,134
4 Florentine House, 89 Ley Street, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£221,000	2026-01-30	£220,134
Florentine House, 89 Ley Street, Ilford, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£75,000	2026-01-30	£74,706

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG1 4BQ

Employment

IG1 4BQ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 22% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in IG1 4BQ 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	93
Looking after home or family	52
Part-Time Employee	48
Self-Employed	43
Student (economically inactive)	35
Retired	31
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Administrative and support service activities	19
Human health and social work activities	14
Education	13
Information and communication	12
Financial and insurance activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Transport and storage	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Other	7
Manufacturing	7
Construction	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Real estate activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	1,387 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,958 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	3,969 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	4out of 4	4,029 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	4,796 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	3out of 4	443 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christchurch Junior School Wellesley Road , IG1 4LQ	- not rated	443 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christchurch Infants' School Wellesley Road , IG1 4LQ	- not rated	443 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winston Way Academy Winston Way , IG1 2WS	3out of 4	511 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winston Way Primary School Winston Way , IG1 2WS	- not rated	511 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ilford Ursuline High School Morland Road , IG1 4JU	- not rated	433 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Ursuline Academy Ilford Morland Road , IG1 4JU	3out of 4	433 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Palmer Catholic Academy Aldborough Road South , Seven Kings IG3 8EU	3out of 4	1,553 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Canon Palmer Catholic School Aldborough Road South , Seven Kings IG3 8EU	- not rated	1,553 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Valentines High School Cranbrook Road , IG2 6HX	4out of 4	1,719 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	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	1,782 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon School Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	- not rated	3,520 yd	Community school	Yes	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	3,682 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	3,852 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge College Little Heath , Barley Lane RM6 4XT	- not rated	4,070 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	1,246 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	1,309 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	1,782 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	2,537 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	3,520 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Glenarm College 20 Coventry Road , IG1 4QR	- not rated	436 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Ursuline Prep School Ilford 2-4 Coventry Road , IG1 4QR	- not rated	509 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park School for Girls 20-22 Park Avenue , IG1 4RS	- not rated	546 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Mansfield Infant College 29 Mansfield Road , IG1 3BA	- not rated	581 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cranbrook 34 Mansfield Road , IG1 3BD	- not rated	601 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
Cafe Roma	121 Ley Street	78 yd
Fusion Exclusive Ltd	135 Ley Street	129 yd
Starbucks	225-227 High Road	179 yd
Noodles	253 High Road	218 yd
McDonalds Restaurants	231-233 High Road	218 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ilford Liberal Club	10 Balfour Road	185 yd
O'Neills	109 Station Road	389 yd
Jono's Freehouse	37 Cranbrook Road	401 yd
The Great Spoon Of Ilford	114 Cranbrook Road	497 yd
The Papermakers Arms Public House	57 Roden Street	740 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Florence Pizza	121 Ley Street	78 yd
Spice Hut Express	213 High Road	173 yd
Edesa	237 High Road	218 yd
Subway	251 High Road	218 yd
Boba Hub	26 The Exchange, High Road	226 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	168-170 High Road	225 yd
Lidl	155-161 High Road	243 yd
Lidl	261-275 High Road	322 yd
Farmfoods	261-275 High Road	322 yd
Marks & Spencer	135-139 High Road	366 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (London Ilford) 151-161 151-161 High Road	health and fitness suite	256 yd
Vine United Reformed Church Hall RICHES ROAD		283 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Ilford) 261-275 261-275 HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	323 yd
Ursuline Academy Ilford MORLAND ROAD		435 yd
Nuffield Health (Ilford) 68-90 68-90 CLEMENTS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	457 yd
Easygym (London Ilford) 3-5 3-5 Winston Way	health and fitness suite	493 yd
Cardinal Heenan Centre CARDINAL HEENAN CENTRE CARDINAL HEENAN CENTRE HIGH ROAD		611 yd
Fort Galaxy Gym CONNAUGHT LANE	health and fitness suite	894 yd
The Gym (London Ilford Romford Road) RODING HOUSE RODING HOUSE ROMFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite	980 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	106 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG1 4BQ