Is IG2 7HE a good place to live?
Redbridge (IG2 7HE), London, England
View IG2 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
IG2 7HE has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (17 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
IG2 7HE is a UK postcode in IG2 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Newbury Park, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around IG2 7HE include 5 supermarkets and 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 2 incidents were reported in IG2 7HE. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within IG2.
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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 75/100 — Good
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
IG2 7HE is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 2 incidents were reported in IG2 7HE.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (50%), Burglary (50%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within IG2, this postcode ranks 54 of 419 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- IG2 district average
- 289 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near IG2 7HE
94 schools near IG2 7HE, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 71 primary schools (10 Outstanding, 51 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 14 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
IG2 7HE is well served by everyday amenities, with 12 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is ALDI, 0.5 miles away.
Seven Kings Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- ALDI0.5 mi
- Sainsbury's0.6 mi
- ALDI0.8 mi
- Tesco0.9 mi
- Tesco Extra0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Seven Kings Park0.3 mi
- Ilford War Memorial Gardens0.3 mi
- Vicarage Lane Play Park0.7 mi
- Barley Lane Recreation Ground0.9 mi
- Barnardo''s Village Green0.9 mi
Transportation
Newbury Park is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from IG2 7HE - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Seven Kings (0.8 mi), Barkingside (0.8 mi), Goodmayes (1.0 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Newbury Park0.2 mi
- Seven Kings0.8 mi
- Barkingside0.8 mi
- Goodmayes1.0 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
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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