Is IG6 1BL a good place to live?
Redbridge (IG6 1BL), London, England
View IG6 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
IG6 1BL has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 92 nearby (16 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
IG6 1BL is a UK postcode in IG6 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Barkingside, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around IG6 1BL 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, 1 incident was reported in IG6 1BL. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within IG6.
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
- 71/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 75/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
IG6 1BL is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in IG6 1BL.
The most common categories are Other crime (100%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within IG6, this postcode ranks 55 of 566 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- IG6 district average
- 313 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near IG6 1BL
92 schools near IG6 1BL, including 16 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 70 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 49 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 13 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
IG6 1BL 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 Sainsbury's, 0.1 miles away.
Barnardo''s Village Green is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.1 mi
- Tesco0.3 mi
- ALDI0.5 mi
- Sainsbury's0.5 mi
- Acasa Delicatessen Limited0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Barnardo''s Village Green0.4 mi
- Ilford War Memorial Gardens0.5 mi
- Barkingside Recreation Ground0.5 mi
- Seven Kings Park0.9 mi
- Fairlop Waters Country Park1.0 mi
Transportation
Barkingside is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from IG6 1BL - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Newbury Park (0.5 mi), Gants Hill (1.0 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Barkingside0.3 mi
- Newbury Park0.5 mi
- Gants Hill1.0 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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