High Road, Woodford Green, IG8 9EG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG8 9EG is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.9%	51.8%	-4.1%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	44.1%	48.2%	4.1%	49.0%	-0.8%

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	37.4%	37%	-0.4%	37.9%	-0.9%
Married: Opposite sex	32%	39.6%	7.6%	44.2%	-4.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	4.1%	0.4%	-3.7%	2.2%	-1.8%
Divorced	9.5%	8.8%	-0.7%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	17.1%	13.2%	-3.9%	6.1%	7.1%

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	38.7%	37%	-1.7%	48.4%	-11.4%
Good health	29.1%	38.4%	9.3%	33.6%	4.8%
Fair health	20.3%	14.4%	-5.9%	12.7%	1.7%
Bad health	9.2%	4.6%	-4.6%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	2.7%	5.6%	2.9%	1.2%	4.4%

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.

In the area around IG8 9EG this area, 28.2% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	31.1%	28.2%	-2.9%	18.2%	10.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	7.9%	-4.3%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9%	8.4%	-0.6%	13.4%	-5.0%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	4.8%	4.3%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	10.6%	-0.2%	16.9%	-6.3%
Degree or Similar	32.9%	33.9%	1.0%	33.8%	0.1%
Other	3.6%	6.2%	2.6%	2.8%	3.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 64.8% 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	3.8%	7.7%	3.9%	1.1%	6.6%
Chinese	1.9%	3.1%	1.2%	0.7%	2.4%
Indian	3.1%	5.9%	2.8%	3.1%	2.8%
Pakistani	5.7%	3.5%	-2.2%	2.7%	0.8%
Other Asian	3.1%	3.1%	0.0%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	5%	0.7%	-4.3%	2.5%	-1.8%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	2.1%	-1.3%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	2.1%	-0.2%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	2.7%	0%	-2.7%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%
White	64%	64.8%	0.8%	81.4%	-16.6%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Other	2.7%	2.1%	-0.6%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.8% 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	75.5%	65.8%	-9.7%	83.2%	-17.4%
European Union	6.5%	13.4%	6.9%	6.1%	7.3%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	4.9%	3.4%	0.8%	4.1%
Africa	5.4%	2.1%	-3.3%	2.7%	-0.6%
Middle East and Asia	9.6%	12%	2.4%	5.6%	6.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	1.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.1%	66.1%	-9.0%	83.2%	-17.1%
10+ Years	2.3%	17.7%	15.4%	9.8%	7.9%
5-10 Years	3.8%	8.8%	5.0%	2.9%	5.9%
2-5 Years	7.3%	5.3%	-2.0%	2.2%	3.1%
Less than 2 years	11.5%	2.1%	-9.4%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.7%	76.7%	-6.0%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	7.4%	0.9%	6.5%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Other Europe	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	4.6%	1.2%	3.4%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	7.8%	13.5%	-5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.3%	37.2%	-14.9%
Christian	29%	46.2%	-17.2%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Jewish	19.4%	0.5%	18.9%
Muslim	17.3%	6.5%	10.8%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is High Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Road was 50.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 19.9% lower than the Churchfields average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

High Road has the 30th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Churchfields and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 746 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.6%.

🔎 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. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£69,100

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in IG8 9EG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 9/10 (very 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 High Road are based on 418 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 High Road, Woodford Green, IG8 9EG

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG8 9EG

Average Price
£846,729

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£846,729

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Road

Average Price
£683,438

Semi-Detached
£1,097,275

Terraced
£805,122

Detached
£1,564,669

Flats/Maisonettes
£447,297

Other
£723,614

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
271A High Road, Woodford Green, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£310,000	2003-05-28	£890,426

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG8 9EG

Employment

IG8 9EG area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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	58
Retired	57
Self-Employed	32
Part-Time Employee	19
Looking after home or family	12
Student (economically inactive)	12
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	18
Education	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Other	12
Financial and insurance activities	8
Transport and storage	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Real estate activities	4
Construction	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	3,186 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	3,921 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	4,660 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	5,011 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Churchfields Junior School Churchfields , South Woodford E18 2RB	- not rated	360 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Churchfields Junior School Churchfields , South Woodford E18 2RB	- not rated	360 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Churchfields Infants' School Churchfields , South Woodford E18 2RB	- not rated	585 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Churchfields Infants' School Churchfields , South Woodford E18 2RB	4out of 4	585 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakhill Primary School Alders Avenue , IG8 9PY	- not rated	1,109 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	803 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Woodbridge High School St Barnabas Road , IG8 7DQ	4out of 4	1,041 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	- not rated	1,565 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School 34 Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	3out of 4	1,565 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,879 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	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	2,510 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	2,575 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,426 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	4,599 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,671 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,671 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	5,321 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Aubyn's School Bunces Lane , IG8 9DU	- not rated	351 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winston House Preparatory School 140 High Road , South Woodford E18 2QS	- not rated	426 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School 12 Churchfields , E18 2QZ	- not rated	658 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Woodford Green Preparatory School Glengall Road , Snakes Lane West IG8 0BZ	- not rated	1,063 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookfield House School Alders Avenue , IG8 9PY	- not rated	1,066 yd	Academy special converter	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
Woodford BBQ	210 High Road	62 yd
Mohabir Ltd	148 High Road	70 yd
Reesa London	172 High Road	73 yd
Physicals Fitness Club	327 High Road	163 yd
Village Indiya	241-243 High Road	167 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cricketers Public House	299-301 High Road	163 yd
Lokkum of Woodford	Woodford New Road	462 yd
Woodford Rugby Football Club	High Road	764 yd
Lizard Lounge Cocktails & Kitchen	186-188 George Lane	911 yd
Slug and Lettuce Public House	184 George Lane	911 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hot Birds	194 High Road	24 yd
Tonis Fish Bar	180 High Road	70 yd
Namak	219 High Road	167 yd
Dada Coffee House	237 High Road	167 yd
Oriental Chef	235 High Road	167 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Unit 1, 253-269 High Road	85 yd
Waitrose	92-96 High Road	687 yd
Sainsbury's	176 George Lane	911 yd
International Supermarket	146-150 George Lane	911 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Physicals (Woodford Green) HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	279 yd
St Aubyns Sports Centre WOODFORD NEW ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	353 yd
Toast Health Club (South Woodford) (Closed) High Road	health and fitness suite	687 yd
Woodford Rugby Club HIGH ROAD	grass pitches	833 yd
Woodford County High School HIGH ROAD	grass pitches	848 yd
Elmhurst Gardens ELMHURST GARDENS ELMHURST GARDENS GORDON ROAD	tennis courts	966 yd
Woodford Green Prep School SNAKES LANE		1,020 yd
Woodbridge High School ST. BARNABAS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,041 yd
Hornbeam Academy (Brookfield House Site) ALDERS AVENUE		1,052 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%

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

Overview of IG8 9EG