Is IG5 0TB a good place to live?
Redbridge (IG5 0TB), London, England
View IG5 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
IG5 0TB has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 91 nearby (14 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.9 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
IG5 0TB is a UK postcode in IG5 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Barkingside, 0.9 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around IG5 0TB include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 17 incidents were reported in IG5 0TB. It ranks 216 of 237 for safety within IG5.
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
- 69/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 92/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 65/100 — Good
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
IG5 0TB is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 17 incidents were reported in IG5 0TB.
The most common categories are Violent crime (35%), Anti-social behaviour (18%), Drugs (12%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within IG5, this postcode ranks 216 of 237 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- IG5 district average
- 198 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near IG5 0TB
91 schools near IG5 0TB, including 14 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 70 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 47 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 14 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
IG5 0TB is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.6 miles away.
Hurstleigh Gardens Open Space is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.6 mi
- Acasa Delicatessen Limited0.6 mi
- Baylis Food and Wine0.7 mi
- Tesco0.7 mi
- Archies0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Hurstleigh Gardens Open Space0.4 mi
- Barkingside Recreation Ground0.5 mi
- Clayhall Park0.6 mi
- Claybury Park0.7 mi
- Barnardo''s Village Green0.7 mi
Transportation
Barkingside is the closest station, about 0.9 miles from IG5 0TB - a short drive or cycle.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Barkingside0.9 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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