Is IG4 5JB a good place to live?
Redbridge (IG4 5JB), London, England
View IG4 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
IG4 5JB has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 94 nearby (24 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
IG4 5JB is a UK postcode in IG4 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Redbridge, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around IG4 5JB include 2 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. 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, 8 incidents were reported in IG4 5JB. It ranks in the lower half for safety within IG4.
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 — Good
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 68/100 — Good
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
IG4 5JB is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 8 incidents were reported in IG4 5JB.
The most common categories are Burglary (25%), Violent crime (13%), Drugs (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within IG4, this postcode ranks 103 of 139 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- IG4 district average
- 173 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near IG4 5JB
94 schools near IG4 5JB, including 24 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (19 Outstanding, 44 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 15 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
IG4 5JB is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.8 miles away.
Roding Valley Park is just 0.6 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.8 mi
- Archies0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Roding Valley Park0.6 mi
- Wanstead Park0.7 mi
- Nightingale Green0.8 mi
- Clayhall Park0.8 mi
- George Green0.8 mi
Transportation
Redbridge is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from IG4 5JB - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Wanstead (0.7 mi), Gants Hill (0.8 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Redbridge0.1 mi
- Wanstead0.7 mi
- Gants Hill0.8 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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