Greenwood Gardens, Ilford, IG6 2NE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG6 2NE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53%	51.1%	-1.9%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	47%	48.9%	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.

In the immediate vicinity of IG6 2NE there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.5% 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	38.4%	33.1%	-5.3%	37.9%	-4.8%
Married: Opposite sex	45.9%	53.5%	7.6%	44.2%	9.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	2.9%	2.8%	-0.1%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	7.8%	5.3%	-2.5%	9.1%	-3.8%
Widowed	4.9%	4.7%	-0.2%	6.1%	-1.4%

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	46.3%	45.8%	-0.5%	48.4%	-2.6%
Good health	35.1%	39.1%	4.0%	33.6%	5.5%
Fair health	12.9%	9.8%	-3.1%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	4.2%	4.7%	0.5%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	1.5%	0.7%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	25.1%	20.9%	-4.2%	18.2%	2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.1%	11.1%	-1.0%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.6%	9.2%	-8.4%	13.4%	-4.2%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	4.5%	2.2%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13%	12.8%	-0.2%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	20.8%	36.2%	15.4%	33.8%	2.4%
Other	9.1%	5.3%	-3.8%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.9% 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	2.5%	2.9%	0.4%	1.1%	1.8%
Chinese	1%	1.6%	0.6%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	6.2%	14.4%	8.2%	3.1%	11.3%
Pakistani	1.7%	4.2%	2.5%	2.7%	1.5%
Other Asian	6.5%	4.4%	-2.1%	1.6%	2.8%
Black African	7.5%	4.2%	-3.3%	2.5%	1.7%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.2%	0.9%	-2.3%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	60%	51.9%	-8.1%	81.4%	-29.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.1%	0.6%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	4.5%	9.1%	4.6%	1.6%	7.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.7% 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	78.6%	56.7%	-21.9%	83.2%	-26.5%
European Union	4.5%	13.2%	8.7%	6.1%	7.1%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	8.7%	8.5%	0.8%	7.9%
Africa	6.7%	6%	-0.7%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	8.7%	14.7%	6.0%	5.6%	9.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	1.3%	-0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.4%	56.2%	-20.2%	83.2%	-27.0%
10+ Years	1.5%	22.6%	21.1%	9.8%	12.8%
5-10 Years	2.7%	9.1%	6.4%	2.9%	6.2%
2-5 Years	5.5%	6.6%	1.1%	2.2%	4.4%
Less than 2 years	13.9%	5.5%	-8.4%	1.9%	3.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.1%	76.7%	-11.6%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	4.4%	0.3%	4.1%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	14.2%	0.9%	13.3%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	5.1%	1.2%	3.9%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	5.1%	13.5%	-8.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.6%	37.2%	-23.6%
Christian	43.1%	46.2%	-3.1%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	10.4%	1.7%	8.7%
Jewish	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Muslim	11.3%	6.5%	4.8%
Sikh	6.2%	0.9%	5.3%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	11.1%	6.0%	5.1%

Safety

Is Greenwood Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Greenwood Gardens was 20.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 67.6% lower than the Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Greenwood Gardens has the 20th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge and the 74th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 6.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.6%.

🔎 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. 79% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,700

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in IG6 2NE, 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Greenwood Gardens are based on 51 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 Greenwood Gardens, Ilford, IG6 2NE

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG6 2NE

Average Price
£462,461

Semi-Detached
£444,463

Terraced
£464,389

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Greenwood Gardens

Average Price
£464,503

Semi-Detached
£441,498

Terraced
£467,004

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Greenwood GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
18 Greenwood Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£450,000	2025-07-25	£452,204
28 Greenwood Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£462,500	2023-10-18	£474,525
37 Greenwood Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£530,000	2023-06-21	£588,506
14A Greenwood Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£419,000	2023-03-16	£440,487
35A Greenwood Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£310,000	2022-04-05	£331,658

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG6 2NE

Employment

IG6 2NE area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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.

IG6 2NE area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	103
Self-Employed	73
Retired	53
Part-Time Employee	40
Student (economically inactive)	22
Looking after home or family	20
Other	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Human health and social work activities	25
Construction	18
Education	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Other	10
Financial and insurance activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Transport and storage	8
Information and communication	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	3

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fairlop Primary School Colvin Gardens , Hainault IG6 2LH	3out of 4	87 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clore Tikva School 115 Fullwell Avenue , Barkingside IG6 2JN	2out of 4	750 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School Forest Road , IG6 3HB	3out of 4	896 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gilbert Colvin Primary School Strafford Avenue , IG5 0TL	3out of 4	1,045 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Limes Farm Junior School Limes Avenue , IG7 5LP	3out of 4	1,050 yd	Community school	No	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	959 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ilford County High School Fremantle Road , Barkingside IG6 2JB	4out of 4	1,079 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Caterham High School Caterham Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0QW	2out of 4	1,683 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Hatch High School High Road , IG7 5BT	3out of 4	2,008 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Forest Academy Harbourer Road , Hainault IG6 3TN	3out of 4	2,752 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	4out of 4	3,618 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	3,891 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	4,814 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New Rush Hall School Fencepiece Road , Hainault IG6 2LB	4out of 4	270 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Alternative Provision Starch House Lane , Fullwell Cross IG6 1PU	4out of 4	1,030 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John's RC School (Essex) Turpins Lane , IG8 8AX	3out of 4	1,649 yd	Non-maintained special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Early Years Assessment Service and Centre Co Manford Primary School Manford Way , IG7 4BX	- not rated	1,845 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Wells Park School School Lane , Lambourne Road IG7 6NN	4out of 4	2,346 yd	Community special school	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
Cafe Ila	121 Fencepiece Road	305 yd
Monsoon Restaurant	55 New North Road	461 yd
Capricho Portugese Kitchen	1 Broadway Parade, Fencepiece Road	630 yd
Golden Spoon	4 Broadway Market, Fencepiece Road	650 yd
Redbridge Sports Centre	Forest Road	748 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Maypole Public House	Old Maypole, 105-107 Fencepiece Road	194 yd
Bealonians Football Club	The Jack Carter Pavilion, Fencepiece Road	429 yd
Desi Fusion Flavours	The Pavilion, Oakfield Playing Fields, Forest Road	570 yd
New Fairlop Oak Public House	The New Fairlop Oak, Fencepiece Road	733 yd
Old Parkonians	Oakfield Playing Fields, Forest Road	748 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Charcoal Grill	168 Fencepiece Road	168 yd
Cherry Land Patisserie	115 Fencepiece Road	292 yd
Oriental Kitchen	1 New North Road	355 yd
Ho Wah	2 Broadway Parade, Fencepiece Road	631 yd
Fireaway Pizza	9-10 State Parade, High Street	784 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	111-113 Fencepiece Road	305 yd
Lidl	250-260 Fencepiece Road	481 yd
Londis Supermarket	552-556 Limes Avenue, Chigwell	1,021 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
New Rush Hall School FENCEPIECE ROAD	grass pitches	87 yd
St Francis Barkingside Hall FENCEPIECE ROAD		216 yd
Jack Carter Pavilion Sports Ground FENCEPIECE ROAD	grass pitches	430 yd
Old Parkonians OAKFIELD PLAYING FIELDS OAKFIELD PLAYING FIELDS FOREST ROAD	grass pitches	569 yd
Redbridge Sports & Leisure FOREST ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	750 yd
King Solomon High School FOREST ROAD	grass pitches	847 yd
Hainault Baptist Church Hall (Closed) Franklyn Gardens		859 yd
Fullwell Cross Leisure Centre HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	921 yd
Ilford County High School FREMANTLE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,066 yd
Starch House Lane Playing Fields VIRGINIA GARDENS	grass pitches	1,087 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.1%

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	141.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG6 2NE