Brackley Square, Woodford Green, IG8 7LJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG8 7LJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.5%	51%	0.5%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	49.5%	49%	-0.5%	49.0%	0.0%

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	32.3%	35.9%	3.6%	37.9%	-2.0%
Married: Opposite sex	50.2%	50.7%	0.5%	44.2%	6.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	2.8%	0.7%	-2.1%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	8%	8.9%	0.9%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	6.8%	3.6%	-3.2%	6.1%	-2.5%

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 (86.8%) 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	48.6%	57.6%	9.0%	48.4%	9.2%
Good health	35.3%	29.2%	-6.1%	33.6%	-4.4%
Fair health	11.8%	8.9%	-2.9%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	2.7%	3.4%	0.7%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.2%

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	22.7%	13.8%	-8.9%	18.2%	-4.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.7%	8.9%	-5.8%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.1%	11.8%	-1.3%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	3.9%	1.1%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	14.8%	3.2%	16.9%	-2.1%
Degree or Similar	25.5%	41%	15.5%	33.8%	7.2%
Other	9.6%	5.9%	-3.7%	2.8%	3.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.8% 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	1.2%	3.4%	2.2%	1.1%	2.3%
Chinese	3.3%	4.2%	0.9%	0.7%	3.5%
Indian	4.5%	8.4%	3.9%	3.1%	5.3%
Pakistani	3.9%	3.7%	-0.2%	2.7%	1.0%
Other Asian	6.6%	5.8%	-0.8%	1.6%	4.2%
Black African	3.6%	3.1%	-0.5%	2.5%	0.6%
Black Caribbean	4.8%	5.2%	0.4%	1.0%	4.2%
Other Black	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.3%	1.3%	-2.0%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.6%	3.4%	2.8%	0.8%	2.6%
White	63.1%	52.8%	-10.3%	81.4%	-28.6%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0.6%	3.4%	2.8%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.8% 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	78.9%	64.8%	-14.1%	83.2%	-18.4%
European Union	2.4%	10.7%	8.3%	6.1%	4.6%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	5.7%	3.3%	0.8%	4.9%
Africa	3%	3.9%	0.9%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	11.2%	13.1%	1.9%	5.6%	7.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	1.3%	0.5%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78.5%	64.6%	-13.9%	83.2%	-18.6%
10+ Years	0.6%	21.6%	21.0%	9.8%	11.8%
5-10 Years	3.9%	7.8%	3.9%	2.9%	4.9%
2-5 Years	3.6%	3.1%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	13.3%	2.9%	-10.4%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.8%	76.7%	-2.9%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	5.4%	0.9%	4.5%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Other Europe	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.6%	37.2%	-22.6%
Christian	51.6%	46.2%	5.4%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	8.3%	1.7%	6.6%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	14.6%	6.5%	8.1%
Sikh	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	8.9%	6.0%	2.9%

Safety

Is Brackley Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brackley Square was 71.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 20.8% higher than the Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Brackley Square has the 48th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge and the 356th highest crime rate of 746 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -45.8%.

🔎 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. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in IG8 7LJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 5/10 (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 Brackley Square are based on 207 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 Brackley Square, Woodford Green, IG8 7LJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG8 7LJ

Average Price
£628,108

Semi-Detached
£758,574

Terraced
£621,895

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brackley Square

Average Price
£664,414

Semi-Detached
£706,785

Terraced
£663,471

Detached
£587,789

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brackley SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
29 Brackley Square, Woodford Green, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£740,000	2024-08-05	£803,407
35 Brackley Square, Woodford Green, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£750,000	2022-12-16	£809,191
43 Brackley Square, Woodford Green, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£800,000	2022-01-10	£910,432
15 Brackley Square, Woodford Green, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£588,000	2020-12-01	£705,600
3 Brackley Square, Woodford Green, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£515,000	2017-10-06	£663,723

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG8 7LJ

Employment

IG8 7LJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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	114
Self-Employed	50
Retired	39
Part-Time Employee	37
Student (economically inactive)	15
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Looking after home or family	12
Other	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Construction	21
Human health and social work activities	16
Education	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Transport and storage	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Information and communication	9
Manufacturing	7
Real estate activities	4
Other	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	4,830 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	5,144 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ray Lodge Junior School Snakes Lane , IG8 7JQ	- not rated	482 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ray Lodge Infants' School Snakes Lane East , IG8 7JQ	- not rated	482 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ray Lodge Primary School Snakes Lane East , IG8 7JQ	- not rated	576 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ray Lodge Primary School Snakes Lane East , IG8 7JQ	4out of 4	576 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Roding Primary School Roding Lane North , Woodford Bridge IG8 8NP	- not rated	918 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodbridge High School St Barnabas Road , IG8 7DQ	4out of 4	777 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Caterham High School Caterham Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0QW	3out of 4	1,762 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Hatch High School High Road , IG7 5BT	3out of 4	1,928 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West Hatch High School High Road , IG7 5BT	- not rated	1,928 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodford County High School High Road , IG8 9LA	3out of 4	1,966 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	4,255 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	4,376 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	4,723 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	5,219 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Finnish Primary School London 8 Northview Drive , IG8 8QJ	- not rated	1,153 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School 12 Churchfields , E18 2QZ	- not rated	1,271 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Lilyvale C/O TulipCare , 19-20 Bourne Court IG8 8HD	- not rated	1,374 yd	Other independent special school	No	Girls	More About School
Stradbroke 133 Stradbroke Grove , Ilford IG5 0DL	- not rated	1,397 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Woodford Green Preparatory School Glengall Road , Snakes Lane West IG8 0BZ	- not rated	1,576 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eatalian Takeaway	536 Chigwell Road	359 yd
Ray Park Cafe	James Leal Centre, Ray Park, Snakes Lane East	578 yd
Anglers Rest	Cafe, 1 Salix Lane	671 yd
Mi Cha	610 Chigwell Road	699 yd
Temple Indian Fusion	The Old Parcels Office, Jubilee Parade, Snakes Lane East	827 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Railway Tavern Public House	126 Snakes Lane East	753 yd
Uplands Social Club	Uplands Social Club, 2 Green Walk	817 yd
Wanstead Rugby Club	Wanstead Rugby Club, Roding Lane North	940 yd
Seasons Events and Catering	15 The Broadway	1,014 yd
South Woodford Bowling Club	Gordon Road	1,059 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bombay Spice	345 Chigwell Road	286 yd
Phoenix House	347 Chigwell Road	286 yd
Chiqwell BBQ	526 Chigwell Road	359 yd
Uptown Jamaican Take Away	130a Snakes Lane East	691 yd
Kome	606 Chigwell Road	699 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	686 Chigwell Road	907 yd
Sainsbury's	27-28 The Broadway	974 yd
The Co-Operative food	109 Snakes Lane West	999 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Woodford Town Football Club (Closed) Snakes Lane East	grass pitches	338 yd
Ray Park RAY PARK RAY PARK SNAKES LANE EAST	grass pitches, tennis courts	672 yd
South Woodford Cricket And Sports Ground Highfield Road	grass pitches	681 yd
Ashton Playing Fields CHIGWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	696 yd
Woodbridge High School ST. BARNABAS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	776 yd
Titanium Gym RAVEN ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,070 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	89.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	152 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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