Is IG1 8RF a good place to live?
Redbridge (IG1 8RF), London, England
View IG1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
IG1 8RF has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 98 nearby (25 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
IG1 8RF is a UK postcode in IG1 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Ilford, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around IG1 8RF include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 3 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 97% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 40 incidents were reported in IG1 8RF. It ranks in the lower half for safety within IG1.
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
- 4/5 — Moderate
- Schools
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
IG1 8RF is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 40 incidents were reported in IG1 8RF.
The most common categories are Theft from person (40%), Other theft (23%), Violent crime (10%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within IG1, this postcode ranks 541 of 965 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- IG1 district average
- 553 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near IG1 8RF
98 schools near IG1 8RF, including 25 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 52 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 12 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
IG1 8RF is well served by everyday amenities, with 15 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 3 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Star Fruit & Veg, 0.1 miles away.
Uphall Recreation Ground is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Star Fruit & Veg0.1 mi
- Sainsbury's0.2 mi
- Simple Fresh Fruit and Vegetables0.2 mi
- Lidl0.3 mi
- Cranbrook Supermarket0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Uphall Recreation Ground0.4 mi
- Little Ilford Park0.6 mi
- Loxford Park0.8 mi
- Valentines Park0.8 mi
- South Park0.8 mi
Transportation
Ilford is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from IG1 8RF - a very short walk.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Ilford0.2 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 97%, ultrafast 97%, superfast 97%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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