Is IG2 7HE a good place to live?

Redbridge (IG2 7HE), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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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.

5/ 5
Safety score
2last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (50%)
Burglary
1 (50%)

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.

71
Primary
23
Secondary
17
Outstanding
Primary schools71 schools
10
51
3
1
6
Outstanding (10) Good (51) Requires Improvement (3) Inadequate (1) Other / not inspected (6)
Secondary schools23 schools
7
14
2
Outstanding (7) Good (14) Requires Improvement (2)

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
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
0
Gyms
2
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • ALDI
    IG26BE
    0.5 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    IG27SH
    0.6 mi
  • ALDI
    IG38RS
    0.8 mi
  • Tesco
    IG61HY
    0.9 mi
  • Tesco Extra
    RM64HY
    0.9 mi

Parks & green space

  • Seven Kings Park
    IG38QP
    0.3 mi
  • Ilford War Memorial Gardens
    IG27SJ
    0.3 mi
  • Vicarage Lane Play Park
    IG14AZ
    0.7 mi
  • Barley Lane Recreation Ground
    RM64RH
    0.9 mi
  • Barnardo''s Village Green
    IG61FY
    0.9 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.

4
Stations in range
0.2miles
Closest
  • Newbury Park
    IG27RN
    0.2 mi
  • Seven Kings
    IG38RE
    0.8 mi
  • Barkingside
    IG61NA
    0.8 mi
  • Goodmayes
    IG39UH
    1.0 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

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