Snakes Lane, Woodford Green, IG8 0DQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG8 0DQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.4%	51.3%	-3.1%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	45.6%	48.7%	3.1%	49.0%	-0.3%

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	35.6%	38.1%	2.5%	37.9%	0.2%
Married: Opposite sex	41%	42.9%	1.9%	44.2%	-1.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	5%	2%	-3.0%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	9.5%	7.7%	-1.8%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	9%	8.5%	-0.5%	6.1%	2.4%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.2%) 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	48.3%	50.5%	2.2%	48.4%	2.1%
Good health	33.8%	35.7%	1.9%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	13.3%	10.8%	-2.5%	12.7%	-1.9%
Bad health	4.2%	2.6%	-1.6%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.9%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 50.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.3%	15.4%	0.1%	18.2%	-2.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.4%	7.7%	-2.7%	9.6%	-1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.4%	8.9%	-1.5%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	2.8%	2.3%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.1%	11.4%	-1.7%	16.9%	-5.5%
Degree or Similar	42.8%	50.8%	8.0%	33.8%	17.0%
Other	7.7%	2.8%	-4.9%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.4%	2%	1.6%	1.1%	0.9%
Chinese	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	8.4%	7.2%	-1.2%	3.1%	4.1%
Pakistani	0.4%	3%	2.6%	2.7%	0.3%
Other Asian	3.8%	0%	-3.8%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	3.8%	2.3%	-1.5%	2.5%	-0.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	2.3%	0.4%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	2.7%	1.3%	-1.4%	0.8%	0.5%
White	70.7%	75.1%	4.4%	81.4%	-6.3%
Arab	1.9%	2%	0.1%	0.6%	1.4%
Other	3%	1.3%	-1.7%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.3% 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%	59.3%	-8.4%	83.2%	-23.9%
European Union	7.6%	19.3%	11.7%	6.1%	13.2%
Rest of Europe	2.7%	9.8%	7.1%	0.8%	9.0%
Africa	7.6%	3.3%	-4.3%	2.7%	0.6%
Middle East and Asia	10.3%	4.6%	-5.7%	5.6%	-1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	3.3%	0.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Oceania	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.5%	59.5%	-7.0%	83.2%	-23.7%
10+ Years	2.3%	20.7%	18.4%	9.8%	10.9%
5-10 Years	9.5%	9.5%	0.0%	2.9%	6.6%
2-5 Years	11%	8.9%	-2.1%	2.2%	6.7%
Less than 2 years	10.6%	1.3%	-9.3%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.8%	76.7%	-9.9%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Poland	2.3%	1.3%	1.0%
Romania	4.9%	0.9%	4.0%
Other EU countries	9.4%	1.5%	7.9%
Other Europe	4.2%	0.2%	4.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	4.9%	13.5%	-8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.3%	37.2%	-10.9%
Christian	47.4%	46.2%	1.2%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Jewish	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Muslim	11.4%	6.5%	4.9%
Sikh	3.2%	0.9%	2.3%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Snakes Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Snakes Lane was 17.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 72.4% lower than the Churchfields average. The most reported crime type was Criminal damage and arson.

Snakes Lane has the 8th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Churchfields and the 49th lowest crime rate of 746 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 10.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -75.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£66,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in IG8 0DQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 4/10 (below 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 Snakes Lane are based on 144 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 Snakes Lane, Woodford Green, IG8 0DQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG8 0DQ

Average Price
£381,188

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£381,188

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Snakes Lane

Average Price
£396,934

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£634,123

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£389,760

Other
£445,473

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Snakes LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Hurst Court Snakes Lane, Woodford Green, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£367,000	2025-04-08	£368,449
2 Hurst Court Snakes Lane, Woodford Green, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2024-07-15	£336,927
22 Hurst Court Snakes Lane, Woodford Green, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2022-02-15	£364,330
5 Hurst Court Snakes Lane, Woodford Green, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2021-06-24	£395,207
16 Hurst Court Snakes Lane, Woodford Green, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£346,000	2021-04-28	£367,693

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG8 0DQ

Employment

IG8 0DQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	86
Self-Employed	44
Retired	42
Part-Time Employee	20
Other	13
Unemployed	13
Looking after home or family	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Student (economically inactive)	4

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	23
Construction	19
Human health and social work activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Education	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Information and communication	10
Other	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Transport and storage	3
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	3,817 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	4,229 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodford Green Primary School Sunset Avenue , IG8 0ST	- not rated	764 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodford Green Primary School Sunset Avenue , IG8 0ST	- not rated	764 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Antony's Catholic Primary School Mornington Road , IG8 0TX	3out of 4	1,058 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wells Primary School Barclay Oval , IG8 0PP	- not rated	1,074 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Churchfields Junior School Churchfields , South Woodford E18 2RB	- not rated	1,196 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodford County High School High Road , IG8 9LA	3out of 4	719 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Woodbridge High School St Barnabas Road , IG8 7DQ	4out of 4	914 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Catholic High School Mornington Road , IG8 0TP	3out of 4	1,200 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	- not rated	1,885 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School 34 Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	3out of 4	1,885 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	3,472 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	3,505 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	4,494 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodford Green Preparatory School Glengall Road , Snakes Lane West IG8 0BZ	- not rated	246 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
B A D Junior Conductive Education C/O Claybury Hospital , Manor Road IG8 8DB	- not rated	445 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Avon House Preparatory School 490 High Road , IG8 0PN	- not rated	859 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Aubyn's School Bunces Lane , IG8 9DU	- not rated	1,023 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School 12 Churchfields , E18 2QZ	- not rated	1,108 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bread and Marmalade Cafe	117 Snakes Lane West	353 yd
The Sushi Co	2 The Broadway	396 yd
Rosso Restaurant	1 The Broadway	408 yd
Costa	5 The Broadway	408 yd
Cafe23@lizziefiori	23 The Broadway	449 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Seasons Events and Catering	15 The Broadway	408 yd
Woodford Bowling Club Limited	Kings Avenue	553 yd
The Rose & Crown Public House	31 Mill Lane	580 yd
The Railway Tavern Public House	126 Snakes Lane East	815 yd
Woodford Wells Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club	Monkhams Lane	873 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Kauffie Company Ltd	8 The Broadway	408 yd
Papa Johns	3 The Broadway	408 yd
Churchills Fish & Chips	360 High Road	501 yd
Mr Chans Chinese Takeaway	437 High Road	552 yd
Domino's Pizza	1 Jubilee Parade, Snakes Lane East	559 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-Operative food	109 Snakes Lane West		353 yd
Sainsbury's	27-28 The Broadway		462 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Woodford Green Prep School SNAKES LANE		206 yd
Woodford Golf Club SUNSET AVENUE	golf	685 yd
Woodford County High School HIGH ROAD	grass pitches	691 yd
Trinity Catholic High School (Lower Site) SYDNEY ROAD		857 yd
The Woodford Wells Club MONKHAMS LANE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	871 yd
Physicals (Woodford Green) HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	899 yd
Woodbridge High School ST. BARNABAS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	910 yd
St Aubyns Sports Centre WOODFORD NEW ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,022 yd
Woodford Rugby Club HIGH ROAD	grass pitches	1,036 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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	193.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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