Wolsey Gardens, Ilford, IG6 2SL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding IG6 2SL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.5% 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	51.4%	52.5%	1.1%	51.0%	1.5%
Male	48.6%	47.5%	-1.1%	49.0%	-1.5%

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 2SL 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	37%	35.1%	-1.9%	37.9%	-2.8%
Married: Opposite sex	49.1%	53.5%	4.4%	44.2%	9.3%
Separated	3.6%	1.5%	-2.1%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	4.6%	5.8%	1.2%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	5.7%	4%	-1.7%	6.1%	-2.1%

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	40.4%	48.6%	8.2%	48.4%	0.2%
Good health	42.1%	35.1%	-7.0%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	11.9%	13%	1.1%	12.7%	0.3%
Bad health	5.1%	2.5%	-2.6%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	24.2%	20.3%	-3.9%	18.2%	2.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.9%	9.2%	-5.7%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.5%	13.2%	-0.3%	13.4%	-0.2%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	2.5%	-0.3%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.5%	12.9%	0.4%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	19.9%	38.5%	18.6%	33.8%	4.7%
Other	12.1%	3.4%	-8.7%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.8% 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	3.1%	3.5%	0.4%	1.1%	2.4%
Chinese	1.1%	2.7%	1.6%	0.7%	2.0%
Indian	5.9%	12.7%	6.8%	3.1%	9.6%
Pakistani	4.2%	8.5%	4.3%	2.7%	5.8%
Other Asian	5.1%	7.2%	2.1%	1.6%	5.6%
Black African	4.2%	4.2%	0.0%	2.5%	1.7%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	0%	1%	1.0%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	2.5%	0.5%	0.8%	1.7%
Mixed White and African	2%	0.7%	-1.3%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	0.9%	2.3%
Mixed Other	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	66.4%	42.8%	-23.6%	81.4%	-38.6%
Roma	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
Arab	0%	1%	1.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	2.8%	4.7%	1.9%	1.6%	3.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.7% 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	68.9%	60.7%	-8.2%	83.2%	-22.5%
European Union	12.1%	8.5%	-3.6%	6.1%	2.4%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	9%	7.6%	0.8%	8.2%
Africa	4.2%	3.8%	-0.4%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	12.4%	16.8%	4.4%	5.6%	11.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	1.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.9%	60.3%	-8.6%	83.2%	-22.9%
10+ Years	3.4%	27.4%	24.0%	9.8%	17.6%
5-10 Years	7.1%	4.2%	-2.9%	2.9%	1.3%
2-5 Years	8.2%	4.2%	-4.0%	2.2%	2.0%
Less than 2 years	12.4%	3.7%	-8.7%	1.9%	1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.6%	76.7%	1.9%
Germany	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Lithuania	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	6.8%	0.9%	5.9%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	3.3%	13.5%	-10.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.6%	37.2%	-22.6%
Christian	37.2%	46.2%	-9.0%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Hindu	11.3%	1.7%	9.6%
Jewish	3.8%	0.5%	3.3%
Muslim	18.8%	6.5%	12.3%
Sikh	5%	0.9%	4.1%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is Wolsey Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wolsey Gardens was 62.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 1.6% lower than the Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wolsey Gardens has the 55th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge and the 361st lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -11.7%.

🔎 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 2SL, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 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) - 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 Wolsey Gardens are based on 22 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 Wolsey Gardens, Ilford, IG6 2SL

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG6 2SL

Average Price
£465,090

Semi-Detached
£442,822

Terraced
£483,078

Detached
£500,201

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wolsey Gardens

Average Price
£483,645

Semi-Detached
£503,864

Terraced
£474,546

Detached
£442,706

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wolsey GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
34 Wolsey Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£440,000	2023-09-29	£449,176
28 Wolsey Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£440,000	2023-04-20	£473,634
44A Wolsey Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£395,000	2016-08-25	£502,186
44A Wolsey Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£270,000	2015-09-01	£383,226
28 Wolsey Gardens, Ilford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£220,000	2014-04-16	£390,604

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG6 2SL

Employment

IG6 2SL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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 2SL 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	106
Self-Employed	47
Retired	45
Part-Time Employee	35
Student (economically inactive)	28
Looking after home or family	21
Unemployed	13
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Construction	27
Human health and social work activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Education	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Transport and storage	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Real estate activities	6
Information and communication	6
Other	5

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	748 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Limes Farm Junior School Limes Avenue , IG7 5LP	3out of 4	895 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery Limes Avenue , IG7 5LP	3out of 4	895 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gilbert Colvin Primary School Strafford Avenue , IG5 0TL	3out of 4	1,287 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clore Tikva School 115 Fullwell Avenue , Barkingside IG6 2JN	2out of 4	1,377 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Hatch High School High Road , IG7 5BT	3out of 4	1,320 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ilford County High School Fremantle Road , Barkingside IG6 2JB	4out of 4	1,632 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Kantor King Solomon High School Forest Road , Barkingside IG6 3HB	3out of 4	1,666 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Caterham High School Caterham Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0QW	2out of 4	1,798 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Forest Academy Harbourer Road , Hainault IG6 3TN	3out of 4	2,964 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	4,302 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	4,533 yd	Community school	No	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	866 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John's RC School (Essex) Turpins Lane , IG8 8AX	3out of 4	997 yd	Non-maintained special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Alternative Provision Starch House Lane , Fullwell Cross IG6 1PU	4out of 4	1,733 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Early Years Assessment Service and Centre Co Manford Primary School Manford Way , IG7 4BX	- not rated	1,916 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Wells Park School School Lane , Lambourne Road IG7 6NN	4out of 4	2,253 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	553 yd
Lexington at Virgin Active Repton Park	Repton Park, The Boulevard	650 yd
Monsoon Restaurant	55 New North Road	740 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Old Maypole Public House	Old Maypole, 105-107 Fencepiece Road		639 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cherry Land Patisserie	115 Fencepiece Road	565 yd
Oriental Kitchen	1 New North Road	654 yd
Chigwell Tandoori	558 Limes Avenue, Chigwell	727 yd
Flames Pizzeria & Grill	560 Limes Avenue, Chigwell	727 yd
Charcoal Grill	168 Fencepiece Road	733 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	250-260 Fencepiece Road	551 yd
Co-op	111-113 Fencepiece Road	553 yd
Londis Supermarket	552-556 Limes Avenue, Chigwell	727 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
New Rush Hall School FENCEPIECE ROAD	grass pitches	767 yd
Virgin Active Club (Repton Park) CLARENCE GATE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	777 yd
St Francis Barkingside Hall FENCEPIECE ROAD		825 yd
Hainault Baptist Church Hall (Closed) Franklyn Gardens		1,009 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	83.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	107.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG6 2SL