Castle Drive, Ilford, IG4 5AE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG4 5AE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.5%	51.8%	2.3%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	50.5%	48.2%	-2.3%	49.0%	-0.8%

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 IG4 5AE there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 55.2% 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	28.2%	35.8%	7.6%	37.9%	-2.1%
Married: Opposite sex	63.7%	55.2%	-8.5%	44.2%	11.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	2.3%	2%	-0.3%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	9.1%	-7.6%
Widowed	4.3%	5.3%	1.0%	6.1%	-0.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.9%	49.3%	-0.6%	48.4%	0.9%
Good health	33.7%	35.3%	1.6%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	10.9%	13.1%	2.2%	12.7%	0.4%
Bad health	4.4%	2.1%	-2.3%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	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 44.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17%	19.2%	2.2%	18.2%	1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11%	6.6%	-4.4%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.2%	15.4%	6.2%	13.4%	2.0%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	5.3%	-3.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	10.6%	-0.6%	16.9%	-6.3%
Degree or Similar	44.1%	44.9%	0.8%	33.8%	11.1%
Other	6.6%	1.8%	-4.8%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 11.3% 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	10.3%	19%	8.7%	1.1%	17.9%
Chinese	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	37.2%	32.2%	-5.0%	3.1%	29.1%
Pakistani	15.8%	19.2%	3.4%	2.7%	16.5%
Other Asian	10.5%	6.5%	-4.0%	1.6%	4.9%
Black African	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	2.4%	0.6%	-1.8%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	0.4%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	16.2%	11.3%	-4.9%	81.4%	-70.1%
Other	1.8%	7.5%	5.7%	1.6%	5.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.8% 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	64.1%	60.8%	-3.3%	83.2%	-22.4%
European Union	2.2%	5%	2.8%	6.1%	-1.1%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	7.7%	7.3%	-0.4%	2.7%	4.6%
Middle East and Asia	26%	24.3%	-1.7%	5.6%	18.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.1%	60.8%	-3.3%	83.2%	-22.4%
10+ Years	1.8%	33.3%	31.5%	9.8%	23.5%
5-10 Years	0.7%	3.6%	2.9%	2.9%	0.7%
2-5 Years	3.9%	1.7%	-2.2%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	29.5%	0.6%	-28.9%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.9%	76.7%	12.2%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Romania	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	3.1%	1.2%	1.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	0.6%	13.5%	-12.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	2.3%	37.2%	-34.9%
Christian	15.1%	46.2%	-31.1%
Hindu	11.3%	1.7%	9.6%
Muslim	51.5%	6.5%	45.0%
Sikh	13%	0.9%	12.1%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Castle Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Castle Drive was 129.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 43.6% higher than the Cranbrook average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Castle Drive has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cranbrook and the 163rd highest crime rate of 746 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 60.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -20.5%.

🔎 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 IG4 5AE, 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 Castle Drive are based on 55 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 Castle Drive, Ilford, IG4 5AE

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG4 5AE

Average Price
£715,037

Semi-Detached
£892,414

Terraced
£700,255

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Castle Drive

Average Price
£753,507

Semi-Detached
£958,843

Terraced
£741,661

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Castle DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
44 Castle Drive, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2025-08-26	£253,521
21 Castle Drive, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2024-04-08	£285,714
1 Castle Drive, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£635,000	2019-10-11	£833,293
31 Castle Drive, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£520,000	2019-08-27	£665,403
49 Castle Drive, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£560,000	2018-05-21	£730,435

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG4 5AE

Employment

IG4 5AE area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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 IG4 5AE 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	134
Retired	60
Self-Employed	59
Student (economically inactive)	44
Part-Time Employee	38
Looking after home or family	28
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	37
Human health and social work activities	35
Professional, scientific and technical activities	28
Education	20
Transport and storage	17
Other	12
Financial and insurance activities	10
Construction	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Information and communication	9
Manufacturing	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Real estate activities	5

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	2,703 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	3,532 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,743 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	4,679 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	5,010 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Redbridge Primary School College Gardens , Redbridge IG4 5HW	3out of 4	709 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Infants' School College Gardens , Redbridge IG4 5HW	- not rated	709 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Junior School College Gardens , Redbridge IG4 5HW	- not rated	709 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Junior School College Gardens , Redbridge IG4 5HW	- not rated	709 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Infants' School College Gardens , Redbridge IG4 5HW	- not rated	709 yd	Community school	Yes	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	1,082 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Valentines High School Cranbrook Road , IG2 6HX	4out of 4	1,228 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beal High School Woodford Bridge Road , IG4 5LP	3out of 4	1,279 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Beal High School Woodford Bridge Road , IG4 5LP	- not rated	1,279 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ilford Ursuline High School Morland Road , IG1 4JU	- not rated	2,110 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	4,289 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon School Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	- not rated	5,422 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	4,038 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	4,981 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	5,172 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge College Little Heath , Barley Lane RM6 4XT	- not rated	5,201 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	5,304 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	2,790 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,541 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,558 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	4,289 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,930 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	340 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gosford Preparatory School 229-231 Beehive Lane , IG4 5EB	- not rated	807 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beehive Preparatory School 233 Beehive Lane , Redbridge IG4 5ED	- not rated	888 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abeng International Independent School 565 Cranbrook Road , IG2 6JZ	- not rated	1,252 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beacon Business Innovation Hub Woodford Bridge Road , Clayhall IG4 5LP	3out of 4	1,279 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	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	297 yd
Gul's Grill	218 Redbridge Lane East	405 yd
Dilanis Fish Bar	224 Redbridge Lane East	415 yd
Shreeya's Indian Bar & Restaurant	14 Roding Lane South	458 yd
Burger King	374 Eastern Avenue	826 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Frenford Club	Jack Carter Centre, The Drive		693 yd
The Beehive Harvester	Beehive Lane		710 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Great Wall Chinese Takeaway	12 Roding Lane South	458 yd
Triple Treat	141 Beehive Lane	713 yd
Kim Wah Take Away	96 Beehive Lane	751 yd
Metro Coffee Express	Eastern Avenue	792 yd
Zing	245 Beehive Lane	911 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kearly And Tonge (Closed) Royston Gardens	grass pitches	499 yd
Frenford Youth Club JACK CARTER CENTRE JACK CARTER CENTRE THE DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	693 yd
St Andrews Church ST. ANDREWS VICARAGE ST. ANDREWS VICARAGE ST. ANDREWS ROAD		857 yd
Nutters Field NUTTER LANE	grass pitches	1,005 yd
The New Wilderness - Eton Manor Rugby Football Club Nutter Lane	grass pitches	1,017 yd
Wanstead Leisure Centre WANSTEAD LEISURE CENTRE WANSTEAD LEISURE CENTRE REDBRIDGE LANE WEST	health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,082 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	150.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG4 5AE