Lechmere Approach, Woodford Green, IG8 8QE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG8 8QE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.4%	50.5%	-1.9%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	47.6%	49.5%	1.9%	49.0%	0.5%

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	31.4%	39.7%	8.3%	37.9%	1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	55.5%	49.5%	-6.0%	44.2%	5.3%
Separated	3.5%	0.7%	-2.8%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	4.8%	6.4%	1.6%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	4.8%	3.7%	-1.1%	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 (87.8%) 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	50.3%	54.1%	3.8%	48.4%	5.7%
Good health	34.8%	33.7%	-1.1%	33.6%	0.1%
Fair health	9.8%	9.4%	-0.4%	12.7%	-3.3%
Bad health	4.1%	2.3%	-1.8%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	17.9%	10.8%	-7.1%	18.2%	-7.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.7%	7.1%	-5.6%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.9%	9.8%	-1.1%	13.4%	-3.6%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	4.1%	0.6%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.5%	14.2%	3.7%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	38%	50.8%	12.8%	33.8%	17.0%
Other	6.6%	3.1%	-3.5%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.7% 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	0.7%	5.4%	4.7%	1.1%	4.3%
Chinese	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	8.8%	13.3%	4.5%	3.1%	10.2%
Pakistani	5.4%	10.8%	5.4%	2.7%	8.1%
Other Asian	2%	6.9%	4.9%	1.6%	5.3%
Black African	6.4%	8.5%	2.1%	2.5%	6.0%
Black Caribbean	5.7%	3.1%	-2.6%	1.0%	2.1%
Other Black	4.7%	0.5%	-4.2%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1%	1.3%	0.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	1.4%	3.6%	2.2%	0.8%	2.8%
White	58.4%	39.7%	-18.7%	81.4%	-41.7%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	2%	1%	-1.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.8% 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	75%	60.8%	-14.2%	83.2%	-22.4%
European Union	5.4%	12.8%	7.4%	6.1%	6.7%
Rest of Europe	0%	2.8%	2.8%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	7.8%	9%	1.2%	2.7%	6.3%
Middle East and Asia	9.8%	12.8%	3.0%	5.6%	7.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.6%	60.8%	-11.8%	83.2%	-22.4%
10+ Years	1.7%	25.4%	23.7%	9.8%	15.6%
5-10 Years	1.7%	9.2%	7.5%	2.9%	6.3%
2-5 Years	5.1%	2.6%	-2.5%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	18.9%	2.1%	-16.8%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.6%	76.7%	-0.1%
Ireland	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Lithuania	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2.9%	1.2%	1.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	3.4%	13.5%	-10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	15.6%	37.2%	-21.6%
Christian	34.6%	46.2%	-11.6%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	9.5%	1.7%	7.8%
Jewish	4.4%	0.5%	3.9%
Muslim	22.3%	6.5%	15.8%
Sikh	3.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Lechmere Approach Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lechmere Approach was 167.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 164.4% higher than the Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Lechmere Approach has the 12th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge and the 108th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 56.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.8%.

🔎 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. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in IG8 8QE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 3/10 (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) - 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 Lechmere Approach are based on 13 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 Lechmere Approach, Woodford Green, IG8 8QE

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG8 8QE

Average Price
£573,766

Semi-Detached
£553,756

Terraced
£566,482

Detached
£682,935

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lechmere Approach

Average Price
£568,797

Semi-Detached
£559,543

Terraced
£558,384

Detached
£685,645

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lechmere ApproachStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Lechmere Approach, Woodford Green, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£605,000	2025-02-14	£603,826
10 Lechmere Approach, Woodford Green, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£520,000	2019-09-20	£644,048
6 Lechmere Approach, Woodford Green, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£475,000	2019-02-11	£595,488
5 Lechmere Approach, Woodford Green, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£285,000	2013-09-26	£525,565
8 Lechmere Approach, Woodford Green, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2013-02-28	£489,524

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG8 8QE

Employment

IG8 8QE area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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 IG8 8QE 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	109
Self-Employed	49
Retired	38
Student (economically inactive)	26
Part-Time Employee	23
Looking after home or family	20
Unemployed	12
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Construction	23
Education	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Financial and insurance activities	17
Other	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Information and communication	9
Manufacturing	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	4
Mining and quarrying	1

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	4,210 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	4,657 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	5,067 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oakdale Junior School Oakdale Road , Redbridge E18 1JX	3out of 4	499 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale Infants' School Woodville Road , South Woodford E18 1JU	3out of 4	686 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nightingale Primary School Ashbourne Avenue , South Woodford E18 1PL	4out of 4	1,124 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Churchfields Infants' School Churchfields , South Woodford E18 2RB	4out of 4	1,187 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Glade Primary School Atherton Road , Clayhall IG5 0PF	3out of 4	1,379 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	3out of 4	1,018 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beal High School Woodford Bridge Road , IG4 5LP	4out of 4	1,306 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Caterham High School Caterham Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0QW	2out of 4	1,659 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wanstead High School Redbridge Lane West , Wanstead E11 2JZ	3out of 4	2,197 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodford County High School High Road , IG8 9LA	4out of 4	2,306 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	3,787 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,866 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	4,043 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	4,629 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,859 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	5,089 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stradbroke C/O Tulipcare , 19-20 Bourne Court, Southend Road IG8 8HD	- not rated	465 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Hatton School and Special Needs Centre Roding Lane South , IG8 8EU	4out of 4	732 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Snaresbrook Prep School 75 Woodford Road , South Woodford E18 2EA	- not rated	1,302 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beacon Business Innovation Hub Woodford Bridge Road , Clayhall IG4 5LP	2out of 4	1,306 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Beehive Preparatory School 233 Beehive Lane , Redbridge IG4 5ED	- not rated	2,073 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
McDonalds	Unit 9, Woodford Trading Estate, Southend Road	236 yd
Nina's Cafe	16b Raven Road	474 yd
Cafe at No 4	4 Claybury Broadway	733 yd
Archies	3 Claybury Broadway	733 yd
Anglers Rest	Cafe, 1 Salix Lane	983 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Toby Carvery	Southend Road	489 yd
Wanstead Rugby Club	Wanstead Rugby Club, Roding Lane North	899 yd
South Woodford Bowling Club	Gordon Road	937 yd
The Railway Bell Public House	87 George Lane	1,009 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chickaros Chicken & Grill	49 Chigwell Road	660 yd
Clayhall Fish Bar	13 Claybury Broadway	733 yd
Jilani Grill & Curry	12 Claybury Broadway	733 yd
Jilani Chicken & Chips	8 Claybury Broadway	742 yd
Bombay Spice	345 Chigwell Road	839 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Stores Ltd	Southend Road		162 yd
Co-op	Co-Operative Food, 55-57 George Lane		1,009 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Titanium Gym RAVEN ROAD	health and fitness suite	549 yd
Elmhurst Gardens ELMHURST GARDENS ELMHURST GARDENS GORDON ROAD	tennis courts	931 yd
Holy Trinity Church Hall HERMON HILL		972 yd
Wanstead Youth Centre ELMCROFT AVENUE		1,070 yd
Redbridge Jewish Community Centre SINCLAIR HOUSE SINCLAIR HOUSE WOODFORD BRIDGE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,075 yd
Caterham High School Sports Ground WENSLEYDALE AVENUE	grass pitches	1,086 yd
Curves For Women (South Woodford) (Closed) GEORGE LANE	health and fitness suite	1,089 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	193.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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