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Ilford South East
What it's like at IG1 2WS: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Ilford, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 10.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Winston Way Primary School, 50 m away, with a bus about every 1 minute on weekdays (routes 150, 86, 366, 145); 301 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 20% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Winston Way Academy, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Cleveland Road Primary School (0.5 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Ark Isaac Newton Academy, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 56.7 · 21.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Loxford School (0.7 km) and Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College (1.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (4.1 km) and Woodford County High School (7.3 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Farmfoods, 200 m away; Health food shop (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ilford Medical Centre (550 m), with Britannia Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Krishna Hair and Beauty Salon is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is King George Hospital, 3.5 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Welcome Centre is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Prince Of Wales Public House the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 79 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 23% flats and 8% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 87% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is South Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing (600 m).
57 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.
Ilford South constituency: Jas Athwal MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,894 (16.7%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 40%, Independent 23%, Conservative 15%, Green Party 8%.
51 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near IG1 2WS →
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 18.3 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 6.0 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 38 km.
Many neighbours rent: 41% of households rent privately and 10% socially.
It's young: 22% 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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.6% | 89.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.2% | 8.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 41 min
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