Longwood Gardens, Ilford, IG6 2BL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding IG6 2BL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.5% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.2%	54.5%	2.3%	51.0%	3.5%
Male	47.8%	45.5%	-2.3%	49.0%	-3.5%

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	32.2%	39.6%	7.4%	37.9%	1.7%
Married: Opposite sex	52.2%	42.3%	-9.9%	44.2%	-1.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	2.6%	3.4%	0.8%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	6.1%	8.9%	2.8%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	7%	5.2%	-1.8%	6.1%	-0.9%

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 (86.3%) 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	48%	53.8%	5.8%	48.4%	5.4%
Good health	39.1%	32.5%	-6.6%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	8%	9.6%	1.6%	12.7%	-3.1%
Bad health	3.7%	3.9%	0.2%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.2%	-1.0%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.8%	21.8%	3.0%	18.2%	3.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	10.5%	-4.0%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.5%	15.7%	1.2%	13.4%	2.3%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	5.3%	-4.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	12.3%	1.3%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	28.4%	35.1%	6.7%	33.8%	1.3%
Other	11%	3.4%	-7.6%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.4% 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	1.6%	10.3%	8.7%	1.1%	9.2%
Chinese	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	7.5%	8.3%	0.8%	3.1%	5.2%
Pakistani	6.8%	8.3%	1.5%	2.7%	5.6%
Other Asian	3.7%	3.9%	0.2%	1.6%	2.3%
Black African	4.2%	5.5%	1.3%	2.5%	3.0%
Black Caribbean	3.7%	3.2%	-0.5%	1.0%	2.2%
Other Black	2.6%	1.4%	-1.2%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	1.1%	-1.9%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	2.3%	4.1%	1.8%	0.8%	3.3%
White	52.5%	45.4%	-7.1%	81.4%	-36.0%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Other	9.8%	6.7%	-3.1%	1.6%	5.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59% 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	67.7%	59%	-8.7%	83.2%	-24.2%
European Union	6.6%	11.4%	4.8%	6.1%	5.3%
Rest of Europe	7.5%	7.3%	-0.2%	0.8%	6.5%
Africa	3.5%	5%	1.5%	2.7%	2.3%
Middle East and Asia	12.6%	15.8%	3.2%	5.6%	10.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	1.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.7%	59.2%	-7.5%	83.2%	-24.0%
10+ Years	6.8%	21.6%	14.8%	9.8%	11.8%
5-10 Years	4.7%	7.1%	2.4%	2.9%	4.2%
2-5 Years	3.3%	8.3%	5.0%	2.2%	6.1%
Less than 2 years	18.5%	3.9%	-14.6%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.8%	76.7%	-7.9%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	10.6%	0.9%	9.7%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Southern Asia	5.3%	1.2%	4.1%
No passport held	5.3%	13.5%	-8.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	15.4%	37.2%	-21.8%
Christian	41.4%	46.2%	-4.8%
Hindu	8%	1.7%	6.3%
Jewish	3.9%	0.5%	3.4%
Muslim	23%	6.5%	16.5%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Longwood Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Longwood Gardens was 103.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 30.1% higher than the Fairlop average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Longwood Gardens has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Fairlop and the 220th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 38.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.6%.

🔎 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 2BL, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Longwood Gardens are based on 357 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 Longwood Gardens, Ilford, IG6 2BL

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG6 2BL

Average Price
£285,616

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£285,616

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Longwood Gardens

Average Price
£576,935

Semi-Detached
£925,458

Terraced
£643,808

Detached
£902,867

Flats/Maisonettes
£263,651

Other
£649,719

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Longwood GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
31 Cherry Court Longwood Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£274,500	2024-12-19	£269,054
31 Cherry Court Longwood Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£274,500	2024-12-19	£269,054
13 Cherry Court Longwood Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2024-10-09	£256,686
9 Cherry Court Longwood Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£275,000	2024-08-21	£274,444
30 Cherry Court Longwood Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,000	2022-05-27	£300,021

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG6 2BL

Employment

IG6 2BL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	94
Part-Time Employee	45
Retired	44
Self-Employed	43
Looking after home or family	25
Student (economically inactive)	24
Other	19
Unemployed	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	32
Transport and storage	29
Education	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Construction	21
Financial and insurance activities	16
Human health and social work activities	14
Other	11
Information and communication	9
Manufacturing	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Real estate activities	4

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	4,530 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mossford Green Primary School Fairlop Road , Barkingside IG6 2EW	3out of 4	462 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clore Tikva School 115 Fullwell Avenue , Barkingside IG6 2JN	2out of 4	676 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gilbert Colvin Primary School Strafford Avenue , IG5 0TL	3out of 4	713 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fullwood Primary School 21-24 Burford Close , Off Hatley Avenue IG6 1ER	4out of 4	757 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parkhill Infants' School Lord Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0DB	4out of 4	807 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ilford County High School Fremantle Road , Barkingside IG6 2JB	4out of 4	308 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Caterham High School Caterham Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0QW	2out of 4	999 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kantor King Solomon High School Forest Road , Barkingside IG6 3HB	3out of 4	1,106 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beal High School Woodford Bridge Road , IG4 5LP	4out of 4	1,757 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaks Park High School 45-65 Oaks Lane , Newbury Park IG2 7PQ	4out of 4	1,954 yd	Community school	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	2,788 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	4out of 4	3,455 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,764 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	5,098 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	1,009 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Rush Hall School Fencepiece Road , Hainault IG6 2LB	4out of 4	1,498 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beehive Preparatory School 233 Beehive Lane , Redbridge IG4 5ED	- not rated	1,638 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beacon Business Innovation Hub Woodford Bridge Road , Clayhall IG4 5LP	2out of 4	1,757 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Hatton School and Special Needs Centre Roding Lane South , IG8 8EU	4out of 4	2,118 yd	Community special 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
McDonalds Restaurants Ltd	21 High Street	397 yd
Urban Chocolatier Barkingside	37-39 High Street	430 yd
Barkingside Kebabish	55 High Street	437 yd
The Curry Club London	41 High Street	437 yd
Cakes and Bakes	59 High Street	437 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Chequers Public House	The Chequers, 2 High Street	443 yd
Barkingside Buzz Bingo	Fairlop Road	624 yd
New Fairlop Oak Public House	The New Fairlop Oak, Fencepiece Road	879 yd
Unicorn Public House	225 Clayhall Avenue	902 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Junglees	27a High Street	397 yd
Papa Johns Pizza	27 High Street	397 yd
The Cod Club London	41 High Street	437 yd
Kebabish Original	22 High Street	448 yd
The Chicken House IG6	12 High Street	448 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	23 High Street	397 yd
Co-op	175 Longwood Gardens	526 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd (Store)	796 Cranbrook Road	531 yd
Sainsbury's	92-100 Tanners Lane	559 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ilford County High School FREMANTLE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	285 yd
Barkingside Recreation Ground FORGE COTTAGES FORGE COTTAGES MOSSFORD GREEN	grass pitches, tennis courts	329 yd
Stratford Newtown Sports Club (Closed) Woodville Gardens	grass pitches	381 yd
Fullwell Cross Leisure Centre HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	748 yd
Starch House Lane Playing Fields VIRGINIA GARDENS	grass pitches	974 yd
King Solomon High School FOREST ROAD	grass pitches	1,019 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	32.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	147.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	3.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG6 2BL