Arrowsmith Road, Chigwell, IG7 4PP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding IG7 4PP has a slightly higher male population, with 51% 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	51.2%	49%	-2.2%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	48.8%	51%	2.2%	49.0%	2.0%

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 area around IG7 4PP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.7%	45.4%	9.7%	37.9%	7.5%
Married: Opposite sex	43.6%	41.6%	-2.0%	44.2%	-2.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	7.5%	1.7%	-5.8%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	9.1%	6.9%	-2.2%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	4.1%	3.8%	-0.3%	6.1%	-2.3%

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	42.8%	48.9%	6.1%	48.4%	0.5%
Good health	32.8%	30.7%	-2.1%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	14.8%	13.4%	-1.4%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	6.6%	4.5%	-2.1%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	3%	2.5%	-0.5%	1.2%	1.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.3%	20.6%	-9.7%	18.2%	2.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.7%	11.7%	-7.0%	9.6%	2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.4%	11.7%	-0.7%	13.4%	-1.7%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	3.4%	1.7%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.5%	14.8%	7.3%	16.9%	-2.1%
Degree or Similar	20.7%	35.4%	14.7%	33.8%	1.6%
Other	8.7%	2.4%	-6.3%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.2% 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	0%	3.3%	3.3%	1.1%	2.2%
Indian	3.3%	1.9%	-1.4%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	5.7%	3.6%	-2.1%	2.7%	0.9%
Other Asian	3%	1.1%	-1.9%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	7.5%	4.2%	-3.3%	2.5%	1.7%
Black Caribbean	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	1.0%	0.9%
Other Black	2.1%	2.5%	0.4%	0.5%	2.0%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	2.4%	0.3%	-2.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	1.4%	-1.3%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	0.8%	0.6%
White	69%	71.2%	2.2%	81.4%	-10.2%
Roma	0%	3%	3.0%	0.2%	2.8%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0%	2.5%	2.5%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.4% 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	79.2%	67.4%	-11.8%	83.2%	-15.8%
European Union	6.9%	16.4%	9.5%	6.1%	10.3%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	5.3%	5.0%	0.8%	4.5%
Africa	3.9%	3.1%	-0.8%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	7.8%	7%	-0.8%	5.6%	1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78.6%	67.4%	-11.2%	83.2%	-15.8%
10+ Years	2.1%	20.3%	18.2%	9.8%	10.5%
5-10 Years	2.4%	4.7%	2.3%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	5.1%	3.9%	-1.2%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	11.7%	3.6%	-8.1%	1.9%	1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.6%	76.7%	-7.1%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Lithuania	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	9.5%	0.9%	8.6%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	9.2%	13.5%	-4.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29%	37.2%	-8.2%
Christian	50.4%	46.2%	4.2%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Muslim	11.7%	6.5%	5.2%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Arrowsmith Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Arrowsmith Road was 47.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 39.9% lower than the Hainault average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Arrowsmith Road has the 14th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hainault and the 265th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -44.0%.

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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. 76% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,200

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in IG7 4PP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Arrowsmith Road are based on 150 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 Arrowsmith Road, Chigwell, IG7 4PP

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG7 4PP

Average Price
£441,558

Semi-Detached
£451,449

Terraced
£434,139

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Arrowsmith Road

Average Price
£429,211

Semi-Detached
£462,150

Terraced
£414,642

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Arrowsmith Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Arrowsmith Road, Chigwell, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£430,000	2022-06-30	£463,319
9 Arrowsmith Road, Chigwell, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£378,000	2020-11-30	£437,528
15 Arrowsmith Road, Chigwell, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£375,000	2020-09-30	£446,698
13 Arrowsmith Road, Chigwell, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£323,500	2018-09-27	£389,869
11 Arrowsmith Road, Chigwell, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£307,000	2017-03-24	£394,989

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG7 4PP

Employment

IG7 4PP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	85
Self-Employed	56
Retired	36
Part-Time Employee	22
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Other	13
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Construction	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Transport and storage	10
Education	9
Human health and social work activities	8
Other	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Real estate activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Information and communication	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Manford Primary School Manford Way , IG7 4BX	3out of 4	301 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Limes Farm Junior School Limes Avenue , IG7 5LP	3out of 4	888 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery Limes Avenue , IG7 5LP	3out of 4	888 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Bramston Primary School Newcastle Avenue , New North Road IG6 3EE	3out of 4	1,025 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Coppice Primary School Manford Way , IG7 4AL	3out of 4	1,182 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Forest Academy Harbourer Road , Hainault IG6 3TN	3out of 4	1,345 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kantor King Solomon High School Forest Road , Barkingside IG6 3HB	3out of 4	2,288 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Hatch High School High Road , IG7 5BT	3out of 4	2,625 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ilford County High School Fremantle Road , Barkingside IG6 2JB	4out of 4	2,831 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Caterham High School Caterham Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0QW	2out of 4	3,468 yd	Community school	No	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	4,002 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	5,278 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Early Years Assessment Service and Centre Co Manford Primary School Manford Way , IG7 4BX	- not rated	301 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Wells Park School School Lane , Lambourne Road IG7 6NN	4out of 4	526 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Rush Hall School Fencepiece Road , Hainault IG6 2LB	4out of 4	1,633 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chigwell School High Road , IG7 6QF	- not rated	2,106 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Alternative Provision Starch House Lane , Fullwell Cross IG6 1PU	4out of 4	2,415 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Maibels	179 Manor Road, Chigwell	665 yd
Hainault Cafe	217a Manford Way	672 yd
Indian Ocean	181 Manor Road, Chigwell	677 yd
Chunky Panda	Grange Hill Post Office, 171 Manor Road	685 yd
Hainault Supermarket	206 New North Road	819 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Hainault Forest Community Centre	100b Manford Way		535 yd
The Forester Public House	105-107 Burrow Road		974 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chigwell King Kebab & Pizza	181 Manford Way	546 yd
Manford House	163 Manford Way	546 yd
Manor (Chinese Food Takeaway)	153 Manor Road, Chigwell	727 yd
Manor Kebab & Pizza	155 Manor Road, Chigwell	736 yd
Hainault BBQ	210 New North Road	819 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	185 Manford Way		546 yd
Londis Supermarket	552-556 Limes Avenue, Chigwell		1,069 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hainault Forest Community Centre COMMUNITY CENTRE 100B COMMUNITY CENTRE 100B MANFORD WAY		533 yd
St Pauls Church Hainault Hall ST PAULS CHURCH ST PAULS CHURCH ARROWSMITH ROAD		832 yd
Hainault Baptist Church Hall (Closed) Franklyn Gardens		968 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	107.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG7 4PP