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Thinking of living at IG1 3BP? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheringham Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Highlands Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 87% met the expected standard |
| Cleveland Road Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 87% met the expected standard |
| The Ursuline Academy Ilford | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 56.1 · 18.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Little Ilford School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 47.6 · 13.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Valentines High School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 59.3 · 25.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Seven Kings School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 57.3 · 19.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark Isaac Newton Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 56.7 · 21.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Apex Primary School | Independent | 350 m | – |
| Read Academy Education | Independent | 400 m | 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Apex Secondary School for Girls | Independent | 700 m | – |
Every primary near IG1 3BP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Valentines Park | 1.2 km | 36 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Ilford) | 810 m | 14 |
| Bowls | Ilford Club | 1.0 km | 8 |
| Football | Swaminarayan Sports World | 2.7 km | 8 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 560 m | 7 |
| Cricket | Cricket Pavilion | 980 m | 7 |
| Multi-sport | East Ham Leisure Centre | 3.1 km | 6 |
| Yoga | Swaminarayan Sports World | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Billiards | Red Lion | 3.4 km | 5 |
| Athletics | Cricklefields Athletics Ground | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Pilates | The Reformery | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Boxing | Regal Boxing | 2.7 km | 4 |
| Badminton | Wanstead Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Squash | Wanstead Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Weightlifting | The Gym Factory | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Golf | Ilford Golf Club | 560 m | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 37. 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 Beal Road, 450 m away, with a bus about every 1 minute on weekdays (routes 150, 364, 128, 462).
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 Sheringham Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 63% 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, 600 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, 500 m away, with Pelton Pharmacy closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is York Road Surgery (250 m), with Pelton Chemist the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Finesse is 400 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.
Fatima Food Bank is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Great Spoon Of Ilford the nearest pub (450 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 Uphall Recreation Ground, 900 m away; for exercise, The Gym (550 m).
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 18.9 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
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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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.