Is IG8 8JH a good place to live?
Redbridge (IG8 8JH), London, England
View IG8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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.
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
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.
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
Supermarkets
- Archies0.8 mi
- Tesco0.8 mi
- Co-op Food0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Ray Park0.6 mi
- Hurstleigh Gardens Open Space0.6 mi
- Claybury Park0.6 mi
- Whitbread Playing Fields0.8 mi
- Oakdale Play Area0.9 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.
- Woodford0.8 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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