Priestley Gardens, Romford, RM6 4SH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM6 4SH has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% of residents 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	52.3%	49.5%	-2.8%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	47.8%	50.5%	2.7%	49.0%	1.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around RM6 4SH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.7%	43.8%	8.1%	37.9%	5.9%
Married: Opposite sex	49.4%	46.9%	-2.5%	44.2%	2.7%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.5%	1.2%	-2.3%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	6.7%	5.9%	-0.8%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	3.9%	2.2%	-1.7%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (86.7%) 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	61.8%	50.3%	-11.5%	48.4%	1.9%
Good health	28.5%	36.4%	7.9%	33.6%	2.8%
Fair health	7.5%	8.8%	1.3%	12.7%	-3.9%
Bad health	1.8%	3.1%	1.3%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	1.2%	0.1%

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	14.5%	17.8%	3.3%	18.2%	-0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	8.4%	-4.5%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.5%	14.6%	2.1%	13.4%	1.2%
Apprenticeship	0%	0.6%	0.6%	5.3%	-4.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	13.4%	2.4%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	36.9%	41.4%	4.5%	33.8%	7.6%
Other	12.2%	3.7%	-8.5%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 20.1% 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	13.5%	30.5%	17.0%	1.1%	29.4%
Chinese	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	13.5%	12%	-1.5%	3.1%	8.9%
Pakistani	9.3%	9.9%	0.6%	2.7%	7.2%
Other Asian	8%	3.8%	-4.2%	1.6%	2.2%
Black African	10.8%	6.1%	-4.7%	2.5%	3.6%
Black Caribbean	4%	3.6%	-0.4%	1.0%	2.6%
Other Black	2.5%	1.1%	-1.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0.2%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	2.3%	2.9%	0.6%	0.8%	2.1%
White	23.8%	20.1%	-3.7%	81.4%	-61.3%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	2%	2%	0.0%	0.6%	1.4%
Other	6.5%	3.8%	-2.7%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.3% 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	63.3%	54.3%	-9.0%	83.2%	-28.9%
European Union	3%	9%	6.0%	6.1%	2.9%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	2%	0.7%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	10.8%	6.3%	-4.5%	2.7%	3.6%
Middle East and Asia	17.8%	27.6%	9.8%	5.6%	22.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4%	0.7%	-3.3%	1.3%	-0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.8%	54.1%	-7.7%	83.2%	-29.1%
10+ Years	1%	29.5%	28.5%	9.8%	19.7%
5-10 Years	4.3%	7.4%	3.1%	2.9%	4.5%
2-5 Years	9.3%	6.3%	-3.0%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	23.8%	2.7%	-21.1%	1.9%	0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.6%	76.7%	-0.1%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Lithuania	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	4%	1.2%	2.8%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	3.6%	13.5%	-9.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7.2%	37.2%	-30.0%
Christian	25.9%	46.2%	-20.3%
Hindu	12.4%	1.7%	10.7%
Muslim	50.5%	6.5%	44.0%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Not answered	3.2%	6.0%	-2.8%

Safety

Is Priestley Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Priestley Gardens was 81.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 31.9% lower than the Chadwell average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Priestley Gardens has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chadwell and the 303rd highest crime rate of 746 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 38.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 5.7%.

🔎 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. 72% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,800

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in RM6 4SH, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 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 Priestley Gardens are based on 73 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 Priestley Gardens, Romford, RM6 4SH

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM6 4SH

Average Price
£532,781

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£525,116

Detached
£551,699

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£567,517

Estimated Average Property Prices for Priestley Gardens

Average Price
£645,683

Semi-Detached
£749,505

Terraced
£637,862

Detached
£588,917

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£587,887

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Priestley GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
54 Priestley Gardens, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£580,000	2023-02-09	£638,532
61 Priestley Gardens, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£442,000	2021-06-02	£520,567
71 Priestley Gardens, Romford, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£480,000	2020-10-22	£580,160
67 Priestley Gardens, Romford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£230,000	2019-10-14	£301,823
59 Priestley Gardens, Romford, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£490,000	2016-07-15	£575,439

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM6 4SH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in RM6 4SH 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	86
Student (economically inactive)	44
Looking after home or family	39
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	33
Unemployed	24
Other	20
Retired	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	21
Financial and insurance activities	19
Administrative and support service activities	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Information and communication	16
Education	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Construction	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Transport and storage	6
Other	3
Manufacturing	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	4,835 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barley Lane Junior School Huxley Drive , Chadwell Heath RM6 4RJ	- not rated	457 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barley Lane Infant School Eccleston Crescent , Chadwell Heath RM6 4RJ	- not rated	457 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barley Lane Primary School Huxley Drive , Chadwell Heath RM6 4RJ	3out of 4	464 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Farnham Green Primary School Royal Close , Seven Kings IG3 8UY	3out of 4	623 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Farnham Green Primary School Royal Close , Seven Kings IG3 8UY	- not rated	623 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chadwell Heath Academy Christie Gardens , Chadwell Heath RM6 4RS	- not rated	210 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Chadwell Heath Foundation School Christie Gardens , Chadwell Heath RM6 4RS	- not rated	210 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mayfield School Pedley Road , RM8 1XE	3out of 4	1,104 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Warren School Whalebone Lane North , Chadwell Heath RM6 6SB	4out of 4	1,937 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Warren Comprehensive School Whalebone Lane North , Chadwell Heath RM6 6SB	- not rated	1,937 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	3,556 yd	Community school	Yes	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	853 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barking and Dagenham College Dagenham Road , RM7 0XU	- not rated	4,659 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	914 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	2,329 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	2,365 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	3,113 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	3out of 4	3,206 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newbridge School 161 Gresham Drive , RM6 4TR	4out of 4	375 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newbridge School 161 Gresham Drive , RM6 4TR	- not rated	375 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mountain Ash School Oasis House , Essex Road RM6 4JA	- not rated	683 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ethel Davis School 258 Barley Lane , Goodmayes IG3 8XS	- not rated	791 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Constance Bridgeman Centre Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	853 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mexican Seoul	Unit Gc3, Grove Court, 221 Grove Road	495 yd
KFC	Grove Farm Retail Park, 1015-1021 High Road	580 yd
Nando's	Unit 2b, Goodmayes Retail Park, 850-860 High Road	719 yd
Costa Limited	Unit 2a, Goodmayes Retail Park, 850-860 High Road	726 yd
Aramark @ Wrap It Up Redbridge	Redbridge Chadwell Heath Campus, Chadwell Heath Lane	854 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Greyhound Public House	900 High Road	635 yd
Barley Bowls Club	Thackeray Drive	724 yd
The Eva Hart Public House	1128 High Road	1,077 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rotiwala uk	71 Chadwell Heath Lane	691 yd
Sunflowers Court Tea Bar	Sunflower Court, Goodmayes Hospital, 157 Barley Lane	734 yd
Punjabi Rasoi	847 High Road	908 yd
Goodmayes Cafe	5 Goodmayes Road	909 yd
Foody Hub	794 High Road	932 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Limited	Grove Farm Retail Park, 1015-1021 High Road	580 yd
Home Bargains	Unit 1, Grove Farm Retail Park, 1015-1021 High Road	765 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd (Store)	822 High Road	867 yd
B B Fatima Cash and Carry	1171 High Road	913 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Chadwell Heath Academy CHRISTIE GARDENS	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	210 yd
Barley Lane Primary School HUXLEY DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	467 yd
Ldg Fitness Centre (Chadwell Heath) (Closed) TRAFALGAR HOUSE TRAFALGAR HOUSE HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	550 yd
Chadwell Heath Academy (Brookside Playing Fields) Barley Lane	grass pitches	655 yd
Barley Lane Recreation Ground ILFRACOMBE GARDENS	tennis courts	659 yd
The Gym (London Chadwell Heath) HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	696 yd
Newbridge School BARLEY LANE	swimming pool	797 yd
New City College (Redbridge)	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	858 yd
Mayfield Leisure Centre KINFAUNS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	139.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	294.1 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	22.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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