High Street, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 2AJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding IG6 2AJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	46.7%	49.6%	2.9%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	53.3%	50.4%	-2.9%	49.0%	1.4%

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%	37.9%	-2.3%	37.9%	0.0%
Married: Opposite sex	43.4%	49.7%	6.3%	44.2%	5.5%
Separated	4.7%	2.3%	-2.4%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	6.2%	7%	0.8%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	5.6%	3.1%	-2.5%	6.1%	-3.0%

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 (85.6%) 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	49.6%	53.5%	3.9%	48.4%	5.1%
Good health	36.8%	32.1%	-4.7%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	8.7%	10%	1.3%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	2.9%	4.1%	1.2%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	2%	0.4%	-1.6%	1.2%	-0.8%

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	17.9%	19.5%	1.6%	18.2%	1.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.2%	7.7%	-5.5%	9.6%	-1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.5%	16.4%	2.9%	13.4%	3.0%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	3.8%	1.7%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	12.6%	2.0%	16.9%	-4.3%
Degree or Similar	28.7%	37.2%	8.5%	33.8%	3.4%
Other	14.1%	2.8%	-11.3%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.8% 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	8.5%	11.7%	3.2%	1.1%	10.6%
Chinese	3.1%	2%	-1.1%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	12.7%	9.6%	-3.1%	3.1%	6.5%
Pakistani	3.8%	5.9%	2.1%	2.7%	3.2%
Other Asian	13.4%	10.9%	-2.5%	1.6%	9.3%
Black African	5.6%	4.5%	-1.1%	2.5%	2.0%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	3.7%	1.5%	1.0%	2.7%
Other Black	2.9%	1%	-1.9%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	44.6%	39.8%	-4.8%	81.4%	-41.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0.4%	5.5%	5.1%	1.6%	3.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 44.6% 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	57.8%	44.6%	-13.2%	83.2%	-38.6%
European Union	8.3%	16.1%	7.8%	6.1%	10.0%
Rest of Europe	2.7%	7.7%	5.0%	0.8%	6.9%
Africa	5.1%	6.3%	1.2%	2.7%	3.6%
Middle East and Asia	24.1%	22.8%	-1.3%	5.6%	17.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	2.4%	0.6%	1.3%	1.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 44.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 29.6% 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	57.6%	44.4%	-13.2%	83.2%	-38.8%
10+ Years	7.8%	29.6%	21.8%	9.8%	19.8%
5-10 Years	7.6%	13.8%	6.2%	2.9%	10.9%
2-5 Years	6.5%	9.3%	2.8%	2.2%	7.1%
Less than 2 years	20.5%	2.8%	-17.7%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.5%	76.7%	-19.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	10.9%	0.9%	10.0%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	7.7%	1.2%	6.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	6%	13.5%	-7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	11.6%	37.2%	-25.6%
Christian	38.8%	46.2%	-7.4%
Buddhist	3.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Hindu	10%	1.7%	8.3%
Jewish	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Muslim	27%	6.5%	20.5%
Sikh	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	4.1%	6.0%	-1.9%

Safety

Is High Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Street was 526.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 564.9% higher than the Fairlop average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

High Street has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Fairlop and the 15th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 118.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -18.3%.

🔎 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. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,500

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in IG6 2AJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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 High Street are based on 147 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 High Street, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 2AJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG6 2AJ

Average Price
£438,251

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£818,760

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£283,662

Other
£699,866

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street

Average Price
£678,162

Semi-Detached
£2,007,805

Terraced
£960,219

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£330,512

Other
£1,213,525

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 Neon Court, 171 High Street, Ilford, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£28,000	2024-04-26	£29,772
159 High Street, Ilford, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£7,500	2023-06-19	£8,147
141 High Street, Ilford, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£947,273	2022-03-29	£979,335
Flat 4 Dunhill House, 173A High Street, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£350,000	2021-08-23	£368,652
Flat 5 Dunhill House, 173A High Street, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£304,500	2021-06-02	£318,068

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG6 2AJ

Employment

IG6 2AJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 19% 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 IG6 2AJ 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	108
Self-Employed	71
Part-Time Employee	47
Looking after home or family	40
Retired	36
Student (economically inactive)	31
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11

Employment Industry

Construction	27
Education	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	15
Other	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Financial and insurance activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Transport and storage	11
Manufacturing	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	5,049 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clore Tikva School 115 Fullwell Avenue , Barkingside IG6 2JN	2out of 4	206 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mossford Green Primary School Fairlop Road , Barkingside IG6 2EW	3out of 4	281 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School Forest Road , IG6 3HB	3out of 4	354 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avanti Court Primary School Carlton Drive , IG6 1LZ	3out of 4	776 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fairlop Primary School Colvin Gardens , Hainault IG6 2LH	3out of 4	814 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kantor King Solomon High School Forest Road , Barkingside IG6 3HB	3out of 4	407 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ilford County High School Fremantle Road , Barkingside IG6 2JB	4out of 4	422 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Caterham High School Caterham Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0QW	2out of 4	1,540 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaks Park High School 45-65 Oaks Lane , Newbury Park IG2 7PQ	4out of 4	1,923 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beal High School Woodford Bridge Road , IG4 5LP	4out of 4	2,465 yd	Academy converter	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	3,010 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	4out of 4	3,038 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,937 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	5,354 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Redbridge Alternative Provision Starch House Lane , Fullwell Cross IG6 1PU	4out of 4	347 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Rush Hall School Fencepiece Road , Hainault IG6 2LB	4out of 4	919 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hatchside School Aldborough Road North , Newbury Park IG2 7SR	- not rated	2,126 yd	Free schools special	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beehive Preparatory School 233 Beehive Lane , Redbridge IG4 5ED	- not rated	2,344 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's RC School (Essex) Turpins Lane , IG8 8AX	3out of 4	2,360 yd	Non-maintained special school	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
Rowans Coffee House	135 High Street	7 yd
Onur Kebab House	139 High Street	7 yd
Sushi Handroll	159 High Street	21 yd
Cookies and Cream	141 High Street	37 yd
Vision RCL (The Spa)	Fullwell Cross Leisure Centre, 138 High Street	68 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Barkingside Buzz Bingo	Fairlop Road	126 yd
New Fairlop Oak Public House	The New Fairlop Oak, Fencepiece Road	183 yd
The Chequers Public House	The Chequers, 2 High Street	534 yd
Old Parkonians	Oakfield Playing Fields, Forest Road	659 yd
Desi Fusion Flavours	The Pavilion, Oakfield Playing Fields, Forest Road	688 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
K F C	155-157 High Street	7 yd
Sushi Tigers Ltd	175 High Street	72 yd
Fireaway Pizza	9-10 State Parade, High Street	106 yd
Hi Tide	107 High Street	177 yd
Ho Wah	2 Broadway Parade, Fencepiece Road	263 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	23 High Street	516 yd
Sainsbury's	92-100 Tanners Lane	556 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd (Store)	796 Cranbrook Road	675 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fullwell Cross Leisure Centre HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	62 yd
King Solomon High School FOREST ROAD	grass pitches	302 yd
Starch House Lane Playing Fields VIRGINIA GARDENS	grass pitches	350 yd
Ilford County High School FREMANTLE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	525 yd
Barkingside Recreation Ground FORGE COTTAGES FORGE COTTAGES MOSSFORD GREEN	grass pitches, tennis courts	593 yd
Redbridge Sports & Leisure FOREST ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	658 yd
Old Parkonians OAKFIELD PLAYING FIELDS OAKFIELD PLAYING FIELDS FOREST ROAD	grass pitches	685 yd
Jack Carter Pavilion Sports Ground FENCEPIECE ROAD	grass pitches	718 yd
New Rush Hall School FENCEPIECE ROAD	grass pitches	864 yd
St Francis Barkingside Hall FENCEPIECE ROAD		910 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	78.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	78.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	78.7%

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	76.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	74 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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