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Thinking of living at IG1 3BG? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| Highlands Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 87% met the expected standard |
| Cleveland Road Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 87% met the expected standard |
| Sheringham Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Winston Way Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| The Ursuline Academy Ilford | Secondary | 300 m | Attainment 8: 56.1 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Valentines High School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 59.3 · 25.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Seven Kings School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 57.3 · 19.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Little Ilford School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 47.6 · 13.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark Isaac Newton Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 56.7 · 21.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Apex Primary School | Independent | 0 m | – |
| Read Academy Education | Independent | 100 m | 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Valentines Park | 810 m | 35 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Ilford) | 810 m | 13 |
| Bowls | Ilford Club | 700 m | 8 |
| Football | Swaminarayan Sports World | 2.8 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Cricket Pavilion | 670 m | 7 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 810 m | 7 |
| Multi-sport | East Ham Leisure Centre | 3.4 km | 5 |
| Billiards | The Spot | 3.6 km | 5 |
| Pilates | The Reformery | 2.8 km | 4 |
| Yoga | Swaminarayan Sports World | 2.8 km | 4 |
| Boxing | Regal Boxing | 3.1 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Cricklefields Athletics Ground | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Badminton | Wanstead Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Squash | Wanstead Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Golf | Ilford Golf Club | 740 m | 2 |
| Horse riding | WCRS Outdoor Riding Arena | 1.4 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 36. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Ilford, a few minutes' walk (500 m), with 10.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Coventry Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 364, 123, 179, 462); 307 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 26% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
47% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Christchurch Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 79% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Cleveland Road Primary School (1 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is The Ursuline Academy Ilford, 300 m away; Attainment 8: 56.1 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Valentines High School (1.4 km) and Loxford School (2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (3.4 km) and Woodford County High School (6.1 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 300 m away, with Cranbrook Food & Wine closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Granville Medical Centre (400 m), with Pelton Chemist the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Zarish Beauty Bar is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is King George Hospital, 3.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 29 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
SKVP Diner is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Great Spoon Of Ilford the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (22 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 211 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Homes are mostly flats (63%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 88% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Valentines Park, 800 m away; for exercise, The Gym (750 m).
54 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Apex Secondary School for Girls |
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| Independent |
| 400 m |
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Every primary near IG1 3BG, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 18.9 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 6.5 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 37 km.
Many neighbours rent: 57% of households rent privately and 9% socially.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.