Is IG11 7TB a good place to live?

Barking and Dagenham (IG11 7TB), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

IG11 7TB has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.

  • Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
  • Schools: 97 nearby (26 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi

Summary

Overall livability is average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

IG11 7TB is a UK postcode in IG11 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Barking, 0.5 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around IG11 7TB include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 20 incidents were reported in IG11 7TB. It ranks 854 of 1024 for safety within IG11.

Overall score

Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.

Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.

Per-dimension breakdown

Safety
3/5 — Below average
Schools
76/100 — Good
Amenities
83/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

IG11 7TB is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 20 incidents were reported in IG11 7TB.

The most common categories are Violent crime (50%), Anti-social behaviour (10%), Other theft (10%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within IG11, this postcode ranks 854 of 1024 for safety.

3/ 5
Safety score
20last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

IG11 district average
627 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Violent Crime
10 (50%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
2 (10%)
Other Theft
2 (10%)
Robbery
2 (10%)
Other Crime
1 (5%)
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (5%)

Schools near IG11 7TB

97 schools near IG11 7TB, including 26 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 78 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 51 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (6 Outstanding and 12 Good) within the local area.

78
Primary
19
Secondary
26
Outstanding
Primary schools78 schools
20
51
2
2
3
Outstanding (20) Good (51) Requires Improvement (2) Inadequate (2) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools19 schools
6
12
1
Outstanding (6) Good (12) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

IG11 7TB is well served by everyday amenities, with 16 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 5 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.2 miles away.

Gascoigne Square is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
1
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Lidl
    IG117PG
    0.2 mi
  • Londis
    IG117UQ
    0.3 mi
  • Lituanica
    IG118EY
    0.3 mi
  • Asda
    IG118FJ
    0.4 mi
  • Tesco
    IG117BS
    0.6 mi

Parks & green space

  • Gascoigne Square
    IG117JF
    0.1 mi
  • Essex Road Gardens
    IG117QN
    0.3 mi
  • Greatfields Park
    IG117UQ
    0.3 mi
  • Abbey Green
    IG118AS
    0.4 mi
  • Central Park
    IG117BP
    0.5 mi

Transportation

Barking is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from IG11 7TB - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Upney (0.7 mi).

In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

2
Stations in range
0.5miles
Closest
  • Barking
    IG118TU
    0.5 mi
  • Upney
    IG119LS
    0.7 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

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