Abbey Road, Ilford, IG2 7NA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG2 7NA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.9%	51.6%	1.7%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	50.1%	48.4%	-1.7%	49.0%	-0.6%

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	40.2%	39.7%	-0.5%	37.9%	1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	47.5%	49.2%	1.7%	44.2%	5.0%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	6.5%	4.1%	-2.4%	2.2%	1.9%
Divorced	3.8%	5.8%	2.0%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	1.9%	0.3%	-1.6%	6.1%	-5.8%

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 (89.2%) 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	50.9%	53.7%	2.8%	48.4%	5.3%
Good health	35.5%	35.5%	0.0%	33.6%	1.9%
Fair health	8.9%	8.3%	-0.6%	12.7%	-4.4%
Bad health	3.3%	1.7%	-1.6%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 47.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.6%	20%	2.4%	18.2%	1.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.8%	9%	0.2%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	7%	-4.9%	13.4%	-6.4%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	1%	0.6%	5.3%	-4.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.1%	12.3%	6.2%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	44.8%	47.7%	2.9%	33.8%	13.9%
Other	10.3%	3%	-7.3%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.3% 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	3%	6.6%	3.6%	1.1%	5.5%
Chinese	1.6%	0.7%	-0.9%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	21.7%	17.7%	-4.0%	3.1%	14.6%
Pakistani	5.7%	10.4%	4.7%	2.7%	7.7%
Other Asian	12.5%	8%	-4.5%	1.6%	6.4%
Black African	6.2%	5.7%	-0.5%	2.5%	3.2%
Black Caribbean	3.3%	3.5%	0.2%	1.0%	2.5%
Other Black	2.4%	0.9%	-1.5%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	0.7%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.1%
White	30.4%	29.3%	-1.1%	81.4%	-52.1%
Arab	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	5.4%	10.4%	5.0%	1.6%	8.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 42.2% 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	52.3%	42.2%	-10.1%	83.2%	-41.0%
European Union	7.9%	18%	10.1%	6.1%	11.9%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	6.6%	4.4%	0.8%	5.8%
Africa	10%	3.6%	-6.4%	2.7%	0.9%
Middle East and Asia	26.3%	27.7%	1.4%	5.6%	22.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 42.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 21.9% 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	51.2%	42.3%	-8.9%	83.2%	-40.9%
10+ Years	6.2%	21.9%	15.7%	9.8%	12.1%
5-10 Years	8.4%	13.8%	5.4%	2.9%	10.9%
2-5 Years	18.2%	14.3%	-3.9%	2.2%	12.1%
Less than 2 years	16%	7.8%	-8.2%	1.9%	5.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	48.6%	76.7%	-28.1%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Germany	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Lithuania	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
Poland	3.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Romania	9.9%	0.9%	9.0%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
Other Europe	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	13.7%	1.2%	12.5%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7.3%	37.2%	-29.9%
Christian	38.2%	46.2%	-8.0%
Hindu	24.4%	1.7%	22.7%
Muslim	23.2%	6.5%	16.7%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Abbey Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Abbey Road was 74.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 13.9% lower than the Aldborough average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Abbey Road has the 18th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aldborough and the 330th highest crime rate of 746 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 45.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -25.0%.

🔎 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. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in IG2 7NA, 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 10/10 (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) - 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 Abbey Road are based on 141 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 Abbey Road, Ilford, IG2 7NA

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG2 7NA

Average Price
£450,060

Semi-Detached
£641,332

Terraced
£407,555

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Abbey Road

Average Price
£403,171

Semi-Detached
£617,997

Terraced
£492,477

Detached
£565,882

Flats/Maisonettes
£287,235

Other
£810,314

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Abbey Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
56 Abbey Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£307,500	2024-06-20	£343,789
66 Abbey Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£292,000	2015-10-29	£433,783
70 Abbey Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£265,000	2015-02-06	£438,957
62 Abbey Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2014-09-12	£361,722
60 Abbey Road, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£245,000	2014-04-25	£456,995

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG2 7NA

Employment

IG2 7NA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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 7NA 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	100
Self-Employed	42
Looking after home or family	38
Part-Time Employee	31
Student (economically inactive)	24
Other	18
Unemployed	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Retired	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	25
Financial and insurance activities	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Administrative and support service activities	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Information and communication	13
Education	13
Construction	12
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	7
Other	6
Transport and storage	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	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	3,444 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newbury Park Primary School Perryman's Farm Road , Barkingside IG2 7LB	- not rated	213 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Torbitt Primary School Eastern Avenue , Newbury Park IG2 7SS	3out of 4	874 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Torbitt Infant School Eastern Avenue , Newbury Park IG2 7SS	- not rated	874 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aldborough Primary School 231 Aldborough Road South , Seven Kings IG3 8HZ	3out of 4	888 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Downshall Primary School Meads Lane , Seven Kings IG3 8UG	3out of 4	958 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oaks Park High School 45-65 Oaks Lane , Newbury Park IG2 7PQ	3out of 4	368 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Palmer Catholic Academy Aldborough Road South , Seven Kings IG3 8EU	3out of 4	1,564 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Canon Palmer Catholic School Aldborough Road South , Seven Kings IG3 8EU	- not rated	1,564 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Valentines High School Cranbrook Road , IG2 6HX	4out of 4	1,615 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ilford County High School Fremantle Road , Barkingside IG6 2JB	3out of 4	2,045 yd	Community school	No	Boys	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	3,301 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	2,396 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	980 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	1,864 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	3out of 4	2,260 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	3,301 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	4,135 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hatchside School Aldborough Road North , Newbury Park IG2 7SR	3out of 4	943 yd	Free schools special	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Mossford School 32 CIVIC Way , Barkingside IG6 1HH	- not rated	1,136 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Abeng International Independent School 565 Cranbrook Road , IG2 6JZ	- not rated	1,577 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Five Rivers London 627d High Road , Seven Kings IG3 8RG	- not rated	1,639 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The John Barker Centre 474 High Road , Seven Kings IG1 1UE	- not rated	1,719 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Haute Panini Ltd	108-112 Horns Road	326 yd
Coconut Bay	120 Horns Road	327 yd
Vijay's Virasat Ltd	2 Greengate Parade, Horns Road	394 yd
McDonald’s	709 Eastern Avenue	418 yd
Kibbeling	17 Grays Corner, Ley Street	527 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Ilford & District Indoor Bowls Club	Perrymans Farm Road		163 yd
Ford Sports & Social Club (Essex)	Aldborough Road South		945 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sea World	114 Horns Road	327 yd
Priya Restaurant	738-740 Eastern Avenue	471 yd
Coffee Hour	736a Eastern Avenue	496 yd
Royal Chef Express	17 Grays Corner, Ley Street	527 yd
East Ocean Cuisine	724 Eastern Avenue	532 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	Unit 1a, 8 Horns Road	308 yd
Nisa Local	134 Horns Road	359 yd
Sainsbury's	Units 1 And 2, King George Avenue	580 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Oaks Park High School 45-65 45-65 OAKS LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	371 yd
Ilford & District Indoor Bowls Club Ltd PERRYMANS FARM ROAD	indoor bowls	402 yd
Apples Health Clubs (Newbury Park) 728-730 728-730 EASTERN AVENUE	health and fitness suite	510 yd
St John The Evangelist Hall ST JOHNS CHURCH ST JOHNS CHURCH ST JOHNS ROAD		840 yd
William Torbitt Primary School EASTERN AVENUE	grass pitches	874 yd
Seven Kings Park SEVEN KINGS PARK SEVEN KINGS PARK ALDBOROUGH ROAD SOUTH	grass pitches, tennis courts	916 yd
Seven Kings High School LEY STREET	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	981 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	143.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	23.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG2 7NA