Is IG8 8JH a good place to live?

Redbridge (IG8 8JH), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

IG8 8JH has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 92 nearby (13 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.8 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

IG8 8JH is a UK postcode in IG8 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Woodford, 0.8 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around IG8 8JH include 3 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, 3 incidents were reported in IG8 8JH. It ranks in the top half for safety within IG8.

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
70/100 — Good
Amenities
73/100 — Good
Transport
65/100 — Good
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

IG8 8JH is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in IG8 8JH.

The most common categories are Burglary (33%), Criminal damage arson (33%), Vehicle crime (33%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within IG8, this postcode ranks 406 of 830 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
3last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

IG8 district average
206 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Burglary
1 (33%)
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (33%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (33%)

Schools near IG8 8JH

92 schools near IG8 8JH, including 13 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 70 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 50 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 17 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

70
Primary
22
Secondary
13
Outstanding
Primary schools70 schools
9
50
2
9
Outstanding (9) Good (50) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (9)
Secondary schools22 schools
4
17
1
Outstanding (4) Good (17) Requires Improvement (1)

Nearby amenities

IG8 8JH has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 2 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Archies, 0.8 miles away.

Ray Park is just 0.6 miles away for daily green space.

  • 2 EV charging points within reach
3
Supermarkets
5
Parks
1
Gyms
2
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Archies
    IG50LQ
    0.8 mi
  • Tesco
    IG88GE
    0.8 mi
  • Co-op Food
    IG80EE
    0.9 mi

Parks & green space

  • Ray Park
    IG87PG
    0.6 mi
  • Hurstleigh Gardens Open Space
    IG50QZ
    0.6 mi
  • Claybury Park
    IG88RT
    0.6 mi
  • Whitbread Playing Fields
    IG96ES
    0.8 mi
  • Oakdale Play Area
    E181FA
    0.9 mi

Transportation

Woodford is the closest station, about 0.8 miles from IG8 8JH - a short drive or cycle.

In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

1
Stations in range
0.8miles
Closest
  • Woodford
    IG87QE
    0.8 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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