Barnardo Drive, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 1FD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG6 1FD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.8%	50.9%	-1.9%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	47.2%	49.1%	1.9%	49.0%	0.1%

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	32.7%	28.1%	-4.6%	37.9%	-9.8%
Married: Opposite sex	35.7%	48.8%	13.1%	44.2%	4.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	1.5%	2.4%	0.9%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	13.8%	11.9%	-1.9%	9.1%	2.8%
Widowed	16.3%	8.3%	-8.0%	6.1%	2.2%

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	39.9%	49.8%	9.9%	48.4%	1.4%
Good health	30%	31.9%	1.9%	33.6%	-1.7%
Fair health	21%	12.9%	-8.1%	12.7%	0.2%
Bad health	7.3%	4.5%	-2.8%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	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 47.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	32.7%	23.8%	-8.9%	18.2%	5.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	6.2%	-3.5%	9.6%	-3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.7%	7.8%	-2.9%	13.4%	-5.6%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	2.9%	-0.2%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.2%	8.6%	-3.6%	16.9%	-8.3%
Degree or Similar	17.3%	47.5%	30.2%	33.8%	13.7%
Other	14.3%	3.3%	-11.0%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 31.4% 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	7.3%	8.4%	1.1%	1.1%	7.3%
Chinese	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	6.9%	28.5%	21.6%	3.1%	25.4%
Pakistani	5.2%	9.9%	4.7%	2.7%	7.2%
Other Asian	6.4%	5.4%	-1.0%	1.6%	3.8%
Black African	2.1%	2.9%	0.8%	2.5%	0.4%
Black Caribbean	4.7%	2.9%	-1.8%	1.0%	1.9%
Other Black	2.1%	1.3%	-0.8%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	2.6%	0.4%	-2.2%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	56.7%	31.4%	-25.3%	81.4%	-50.0%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	3.9%	6.3%	2.4%	1.6%	4.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.2% 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	70%	51.2%	-18.8%	83.2%	-32.0%
European Union	8.6%	11.4%	2.8%	6.1%	5.3%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	3.4%	2.5%	-0.9%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	15%	31.5%	16.5%	5.6%	25.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	1.3%	0.8%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.1%	51.6%	-17.5%	83.2%	-31.6%
10+ Years	3.9%	26.5%	22.6%	9.8%	16.7%
5-10 Years	3.4%	10%	6.6%	2.9%	7.1%
2-5 Years	5.6%	7.3%	1.7%	2.2%	5.1%
Less than 2 years	18%	4.5%	-13.5%	1.9%	2.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.8%	76.7%	-9.9%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	4.5%	0.9%	3.6%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	15%	1.2%	13.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	4.5%	13.5%	-9.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.5%	37.2%	-26.7%
Christian	24.3%	46.2%	-21.9%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	28.2%	1.7%	26.5%
Jewish	3.6%	0.5%	3.1%
Muslim	25%	6.5%	18.5%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Barnardo Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Barnardo Drive was 54.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 37.4% lower than the Aldborough average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Barnardo Drive has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Aldborough and the 304th lowest crime rate of 746 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -27.1%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,300

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in IG6 1FD, 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 Barnardo Drive are based on 17 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 Barnardo Drive, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 1FD

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG6 1FD

Average Price
£158,304

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£158,304

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Barnardo Drive

Average Price
£233,498

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£233,498

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Barnardo DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 Chartwell House Barnardo Drive, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£93,750	2024-09-04	£95,249
Flat 3 Chartwell House Barnardo Drive, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2024-04-30	£160,918
Flat 8 Chartwell House Barnardo Drive, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£110,000	2024-03-01	£118,632
Flat 8 Chartwell House Barnardo Drive, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2022-06-10	£120,572
Flat 9 Chartwell House Barnardo Drive, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£131,000	2022-05-06	£139,505

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG6 1FD

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	157
Retired	78
Part-Time Employee	40
Self-Employed	40
Looking after home or family	30
Unemployed	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Student (economically inactive)	14
Other	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Human health and social work activities	12
Construction	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Manufacturing	8
Real estate activities	6
Education	6
Transport and storage	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Other	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Information and communication	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	4,080 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fullwood Primary School 21-24 Burford Close , Off Hatley Avenue IG6 1ER	4out of 4	272 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avanti Court Primary School Carlton Drive , IG6 1LZ	3out of 4	575 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avanti Court Primary School Carlton Drive , IG6 1LZ	- not rated	575 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Cranbrook Road , Gants Hill IG2 6RG	3out of 4	792 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mossford Green Primary School Fairlop Road , Barkingside IG6 2EW	3out of 4	881 yd	Community school	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	982 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ilford County High School Fremantle Road , Barkingside IG6 2JB	3out of 4	1,007 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
King Solomon High School Forest Road , Barkingside IG6 3HB	2out of 4	1,166 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Valentines High School Cranbrook Road , IG2 6HX	4out of 4	1,730 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Caterham High School Caterham Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0QW	3out of 4	1,931 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	4,292 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	2,794 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	1,949 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	3out of 4	2,624 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	2,889 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	4,292 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	5,128 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New Mossford School 32 CIVIC Way , Barkingside IG6 1HH	- not rated	142 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Redbridge Alternative Provision Starch House Lane , Fullwell Cross IG6 1PU	2out of 4	1,041 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hatchside School Aldborough Road North , Newbury Park IG2 7SR	3out of 4	1,401 yd	Free schools special	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abeng International Independent School 565 Cranbrook Road , IG2 6JZ	- not rated	1,504 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beehive Preparatory School 233 Beehive Lane , Redbridge IG4 5ED	- not rated	1,908 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 At 104	104 Tanners Lane	454 yd
Marinos Cafe	24 High Street	553 yd
Pizza Hut	4 High Street	553 yd
McDonalds Restaurants Ltd	21 High Street	568 yd
Urban Chocolatier Barkingside	37-39 High Street	616 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Redbridge Football Club	Station Road	502 yd
The Chequers Public House	The Chequers, 2 High Street	522 yd
Ilford & District Indoor Bowls Club	Perrymans Farm Road	902 yd
Barkingside Buzz Bingo	Fairlop Road	1,019 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yo! To Go!	Tesco Supermarket, 796 Cranbrook Road	217 yd
New Lotus House	4 Tanners Lane	434 yd
Kebabish Original	22 High Street	553 yd
The Chicken House IG6	12 High Street	553 yd
Junglees	27a High Street	568 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Stores Ltd (Store)	796 Cranbrook Road	365 yd
Sainsbury's	92-100 Tanners Lane	454 yd
Sainsbury's	Units 1 And 2, King George Avenue	508 yd
Iceland	23 High Street	568 yd
Nisa Local	134 Horns Road	796 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Oakside Stadium STATION ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	507 yd
Barkingside Recreation Ground FORGE COTTAGES FORGE COTTAGES MOSSFORD GREEN	grass pitches, tennis courts	563 yd
Stratford Newtown Sports Club (Closed) Woodville Gardens	grass pitches	626 yd
Ilford & District Indoor Bowls Club Ltd PERRYMANS FARM ROAD	indoor bowls	860 yd
Starch House Lane Playing Fields VIRGINIA GARDENS	grass pitches	957 yd
Fullwell Cross Leisure Centre HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	975 yd
Oaks Park High School 45-65 45-65 OAKS LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	979 yd
Ilford County High School FREMANTLE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,007 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	51.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	10 Mbit/s

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