Ethelbert Gardens, Ilford, IG2 6UL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding IG2 6UL is primarily male, with 53.9% 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	48.2%	46.1%	-2.1%	51.0%	-4.9%
Male	51.8%	53.9%	2.1%	49.0%	4.9%

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	37.8%	40%	2.2%	37.9%	2.1%
Married: Opposite sex	51.4%	49.5%	-1.9%	44.2%	5.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	4.3%	4.8%	0.5%	9.1%	-4.3%
Widowed	5.1%	3%	-2.1%	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 (87.8%) 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	45.6%	51.6%	6.0%	48.4%	3.2%
Good health	36.4%	36.2%	-0.2%	33.6%	2.6%
Fair health	13.8%	8.5%	-5.3%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	3.5%	3.5%	0.0%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	1.2%	-1.0%

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 45.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.6%	14.1%	-0.5%	18.2%	-4.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.4%	10%	-2.4%	9.6%	0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10%	9.3%	-0.7%	13.4%	-4.1%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	3.4%	1.8%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.1%	14.1%	0.0%	16.9%	-2.8%
Degree or Similar	35.7%	45.9%	10.2%	33.8%	12.1%
Other	11.6%	3.2%	-8.4%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 22.8% 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	10.3%	10.9%	0.6%	1.1%	9.8%
Chinese	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	22.8%	25.3%	2.5%	3.1%	22.2%
Pakistani	13.8%	17.9%	4.1%	2.7%	15.2%
Other Asian	10.3%	4.5%	-5.8%	1.6%	2.9%
Black African	5.3%	3.7%	-1.6%	2.5%	1.2%
Black Caribbean	4.2%	1.6%	-2.6%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	2.7%	2.3%	0.4%	2.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	2.4%	1.8%	-0.6%	0.8%	1.0%
White	23.5%	22.8%	-0.7%	81.4%	-58.6%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Arab	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	4.2%	5.6%	1.4%	1.6%	4.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 42.6% 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	51.3%	42.6%	-8.7%	83.2%	-40.6%
European Union	6.6%	13.2%	6.6%	6.1%	7.1%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	2.7%	1.6%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	9.9%	7.2%	-2.7%	2.7%	4.5%
Middle East and Asia	29.2%	32%	2.8%	5.6%	26.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	2.3%	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 42.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 33.3% 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	50.7%	42.6%	-8.1%	83.2%	-40.6%
10+ Years	5.3%	33.3%	28.0%	9.8%	23.5%
5-10 Years	5.3%	10.3%	5.0%	2.9%	7.4%
2-5 Years	12.1%	8.7%	-3.4%	2.2%	6.5%
Less than 2 years	26.8%	5%	-21.8%	1.9%	3.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.3%	76.7%	-10.4%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	9.3%	0.9%	8.4%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	12%	1.2%	10.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	2.3%	13.5%	-11.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7.5%	37.2%	-29.7%
Christian	26.4%	46.2%	-19.8%
Hindu	20.8%	1.7%	19.1%
Jewish	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Muslim	34.4%	6.5%	27.9%
Sikh	4.2%	0.9%	3.3%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Ethelbert Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ethelbert Gardens was 82.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 31.0% higher than the Barkingside average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ethelbert Gardens has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Barkingside and the 298th highest crime rate of 746 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 17.2%.

🔎 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. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,300

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in IG2 6UL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (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 - 1/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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 Ethelbert Gardens are based on 66 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 Ethelbert Gardens, Ilford, IG2 6UL

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG2 6UL

Average Price
£500,644

Semi-Detached
£668,584

Terraced
£621,787

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£312,325

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ethelbert Gardens

Average Price
£648,907

Semi-Detached
£660,488

Terraced
£687,966

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£331,476

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ethelbert GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Ethelbert Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£510,000	2025-05-02	£536,921
14 Ethelbert Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£345,000	2013-06-14	£690,000
Flat 4 Geoffrey Court Ethelbert Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£170,000	2011-07-22	£292,538
Flat 3 Geoffrey Court Ethelbert Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£220,000	2007-10-31	£345,278
14 Ethelbert Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£349,999	2007-05-31	£738,279

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG2 6UL

Employment

IG2 6UL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 IG2 6UL 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	141
Self-Employed	71
Part-Time Employee	54
Retired	45
Looking after home or family	34
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	29
Student (economically inactive)	23
Unemployed	20
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	45
Education	31
Human health and social work activities	25
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Financial and insurance activities	19
Transport and storage	15
Other	12
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Construction	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Information and communication	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	2
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	2,842 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	4,313 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,363 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	5,119 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gearies Infants' School Waremead Road , Gants Hill IG2 6TF	- not rated	744 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gearies Primary School Waremead Road , Gants Hill IG2 6TF	- not rated	790 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Primary School College Gardens , Redbridge IG4 5HW	3out of 4	823 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Infants' School College Gardens , Redbridge IG4 5HW	- not rated	823 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Junior School College Gardens , Redbridge IG4 5HW	- not rated	823 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Valentines High School Cranbrook Road , IG2 6HX	4out of 4	585 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beal High School Woodford Bridge Road , IG4 5LP	3out of 4	1,243 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Beal High School Woodford Bridge Road , IG4 5LP	- not rated	1,243 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wanstead High School Redbridge Lane West , Wanstead E11 2JZ	3out of 4	1,860 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ilford Ursuline High School Morland Road , IG1 4JU	- not rated	1,909 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	4,013 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Redbridge College Little Heath , Barley Lane RM6 4XT	- not rated	4,415 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	4,808 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	5,404 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
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	2,177 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,052 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	4,013 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	3out of 4	4,266 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,298 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gosford Preparatory School 229-231 Beehive Lane , IG4 5EB	- not rated	351 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Abeng International Independent School 565 Cranbrook Road , IG2 6JZ	- not rated	472 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beehive Preparatory School 233 Beehive Lane , Redbridge IG4 5ED	- not rated	484 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
SBK Independent School 203 Redbridge Lane East , Redbridge IG4 5DF	- not rated	1,056 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maytime Preparatory School 2 341 Cranbrook Road , IG1 4UF	- not rated	1,151 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
Burger King	374 Eastern Avenue	128 yd
Zamana	36 Woodford Avenue	323 yd
Domino's Pizza	34 Woodford Avenue	323 yd
Chandra Express Takeaway	34a Woodford Avenue	323 yd
TGF Pizza	13 Woodford Avenue	334 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Beehive Harvester	Beehive Lane	95 yd
Eastwood Snooker Bar & Grill	Rear of, 347 Eastern Avenue	347 yd
Infinity	440-444 Cranbrook Road	522 yd
Faces Nightclub	Faces, 458-462 Cranbrook Road	572 yd
King George V Public House	645 Cranbrook Road	768 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kim Wah Take Away	96 Beehive Lane	57 yd
Triple Treat	141 Beehive Lane	94 yd
Metro Coffee Express	Eastern Avenue	98 yd
Ghost Burgers	1-3 Woodford Avenue	334 yd
Serene Fish and Chips	27 Woodford Avenue	334 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	555-557 Cranbrook Road	421 yd
Iceland	531-533 Cranbrook Road	463 yd
Tesco	476-478 Cranbrook Road	589 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St George'S Church Of England Hall ST GEORGES CHURCH ST GEORGES CHURCH WOODFORD AVENUE		312 yd
Frenford Youth Club JACK CARTER CENTRE JACK CARTER CENTRE THE DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	555 yd
Valentines High School Cranbrook Road	artificial grass pitch	582 yd
St Andrews Church ST. ANDREWS VICARAGE ST. ANDREWS VICARAGE ST. ANDREWS ROAD		897 yd
Valentines Park EMERSON ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	936 yd
Clayhall Park LORD AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,084 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	126.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG2 6UL