Fairview Drive, Chigwell, IG7 6HS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding IG7 6HS is primarily male, with 53.3% of the population 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	51.6%	46.7%	-4.9%	51.0%	-4.3%
Male	48.4%	53.3%	4.9%	49.0%	4.3%

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	33.9%	36.1%	2.2%	37.9%	-1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	45.6%	45.5%	-0.1%	44.2%	1.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	4.6%	3.8%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	9.5%	10.3%	0.8%	9.1%	1.2%
Widowed	6.4%	4.1%	-2.3%	6.1%	-2.0%

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 (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	45%	55.4%	10.4%	48.4%	7.0%
Good health	39.2%	30.9%	-8.3%	33.6%	-2.7%
Fair health	9.2%	10.5%	1.3%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	4.5%	2.5%	-2.0%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	2.1%	0.7%	-1.4%	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	23.7%	17%	-6.7%	18.2%	-1.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.8%	12.9%	-7.9%	9.6%	3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.8%	12%	-2.8%	13.4%	-1.4%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	3.5%	1.7%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	14.1%	4.9%	16.9%	-2.8%
Degree or Similar	23.3%	34.9%	11.6%	33.8%	1.1%
Other	6.4%	5.6%	-0.8%	2.8%	2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.6% 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	2.9%	4.1%	1.2%	1.1%	3.0%
Chinese	1.3%	1.1%	-0.2%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	6.3%	5%	-1.3%	3.1%	1.9%
Pakistani	6.6%	4.8%	-1.8%	2.7%	2.1%
Other Asian	2.6%	4.1%	1.5%	1.6%	2.5%
Black African	1.3%	2.7%	1.4%	2.5%	0.2%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	1.0%	0.8%
Other Black	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	3.2%	0%	-3.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	2.3%	1.2%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	2.6%	0.2%	-2.4%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	69.5%	66.6%	-2.9%	81.4%	-14.8%
Arab	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	0.3%	3.4%	3.1%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.7% 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	80.3%	62.7%	-17.6%	83.2%	-20.5%
European Union	7.9%	18.3%	10.4%	6.1%	12.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	6.9%	6.9%	0.8%	6.1%
Africa	2.4%	2.5%	0.1%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.4%	8%	-0.4%	5.6%	2.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	1.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.5%	62.7%	-16.8%	83.2%	-20.5%
10+ Years	1.8%	20.4%	18.6%	9.8%	10.6%
5-10 Years	2.6%	7.3%	4.7%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	6.8%	5.3%	-1.5%	2.2%	3.1%
Less than 2 years	9.2%	4.3%	-4.9%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.1%	76.7%	-6.6%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Lithuania	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
Poland	3%	1.3%	1.7%
Romania	9.9%	0.9%	9.0%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	3.7%	13.5%	-9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.6%	37.2%	-24.6%
Christian	58.6%	46.2%	12.4%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%
Jewish	3%	0.5%	2.5%
Muslim	11.9%	6.5%	5.4%
Sikh	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Fairview Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fairview Drive was 72.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 10.9% lower than the Hainault average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Fairview Drive has the 22nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hainault and the 349th highest crime rate of 746 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.8%.

🔎 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. 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 6HS, 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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Fairview Drive are based on 68 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 Fairview Drive, Chigwell, IG7 6HS

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG7 6HS

Average Price
£567,276

Semi-Detached
£574,592

Terraced
£500,437

Detached
£651,724

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fairview Drive

Average Price
£527,408

Semi-Detached
£607,172

Terraced
£579,362

Detached
£617,458

Flats/Maisonettes
£335,282

Other
£7,237

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fairview DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
64 Fairview Drive, Chigwell, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£800,000	2026-01-15	£797,778
33 Fairview Drive, Chigwell, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£475,000	2024-10-16	£496,132
17 Fairview Drive, Chigwell, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£460,000	2024-08-01	£499,415
24 Fairview Drive, Chigwell, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£485,000	2022-12-05	£523,917
50 Fairview Drive, Chigwell, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£700,000	2022-06-30	£789,969

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG7 6HS

Employment

IG7 6HS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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 IG7 6HS 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	100
Self-Employed	63
Part-Time Employee	54
Retired	38
Student (economically inactive)	29
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Other	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Education	22
Construction	19
Human health and social work activities	18
Transport and storage	17
Financial and insurance activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Other	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	3
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	428 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery Limes Avenue , IG7 5LP	3out of 4	938 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Limes Farm Junior School Limes Avenue , IG7 5LP	3out of 4	938 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery Limes Avenue , IG7 5LP	- not rated	938 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Bramston Primary School Newcastle Avenue , New North Road IG6 3EE	3out of 4	1,145 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hainault Forest High School Harbourer Road , Hainault IG6 3TN	- not rated	1,408 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Forest Academy Harbourer Road , Hainault IG6 3TN	3out of 4	1,408 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Solomon High School Forest Road , Barkingside IG6 3HB	2out of 4	2,417 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Hatch High School High Road , IG7 5BT	3out of 4	2,597 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West Hatch High School High Road , IG7 5BT	- not rated	2,597 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Redbridge College Little Heath , Barley Lane RM6 4XT	- not rated	4,283 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Epping Forest College Borders Lane , IG10 3SA	- not rated	4,658 yd	Further education	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	3out of 4	4,144 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	5,415 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	428 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Wells Park School School Lane , Lambourne Road IG7 6NN	- not rated	436 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wells Park School School Lane , Lambourne Road IG7 6NN	4out of 4	436 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
High View School Lambourne Road , IG7 6HX	- not rated	464 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
New Rush Hall School Fencepiece Road , Hainault IG6 2LB	4out of 4	1,736 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
Maibels	179 Manor Road, Chigwell	463 yd
Indian Ocean	181 Manor Road, Chigwell	478 yd
Chunky Panda	Grange Hill Post Office, 171 Manor Road	488 yd
Hainault Cafe	217a Manford Way	901 yd
Hainault Supermarket	206 New North Road	989 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Hainault Forest Community Centre	100b Manford Way		784 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Manor (Chinese Food Takeaway)	153 Manor Road, Chigwell	541 yd
Manor Kebab & Pizza	155 Manor Road, Chigwell	553 yd
Manford House	163 Manford Way	785 yd
Chigwell King Kebab & Pizza	181 Manford Way	785 yd
Hainault BBQ	210 New North Road	989 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	185 Manford Way		785 yd
Londis Supermarket	552-556 Limes Avenue, Chigwell		1,022 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hainault Forest Community Centre COMMUNITY CENTRE 100B COMMUNITY CENTRE 100B MANFORD WAY		782 yd
St Pauls Church Hainault Hall ST PAULS CHURCH ST PAULS CHURCH ARROWSMITH ROAD		1,009 yd
Hainault Baptist Church Hall (Closed) Franklyn Gardens		1,060 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	94.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.6%

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	53.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	164 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG7 6HS