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On Beehive Lane, in Valentines Park & Cranbrook
What it's like at IG1 3RD: every home that has sold on Beehive Lane 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.
6 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Beehive Lane; 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.
9 of the 103 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Beehive LaneOther | Mar 2021 | £215,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat A, 2 - 4, Beehive LaneFlat | Nov 2022 | £290,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 16, Beehive LaneOther · company-owned | Jan 2023 | £660,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Beehive LaneOther | Nov 2016 | £200,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 18b, Beehive LaneFlat | Mar 2016 | £170,000 | 120 m² | £1,417/m² | 2 |
| 18c, Beehive LaneTerraced | Jun 2006 | £225,000 | 24 m² | £9,375/m² | 2 |
| The Charter House, 18a, Beehive LaneOther · company-owned | Jan 2023 | £1,512,000 | – | – | 2 |
The nearest station is Gants Hill Underground station, a few minutes' walk (400 m). The nearest rail station is Ilford, 1.6 km away, with 10.9m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Beehive Lane, 50 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (route 462); 308 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 22% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Cranbrook Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 70% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Fullwood Primary School (2 km).
The nearest secondary is Valentines High School, 200 m away; Attainment 8: 59.3 · 25.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Loxford School (3.2 km) and Forest Gate Community School (3.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (2.6 km) and Woodford County High School (4.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 300 m away, with Nirala closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Gants Hill Med Ctr & The Redbridge Surg (450 m), with Beehive Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (under 50 m).
For a haircut, Shumaila's is under 50 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: 31 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Luigi's Ristorante is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Eastwood Snooker Bar & Grill the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 92 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 12 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 30% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is The Glade, 250 m away; for exercise, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing (1.8 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond), 15 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 7.5 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 37 km.
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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dovecote and Attached Garden Walls | II | 160 m |
| Gardener'S Cottage | II | 160 m |
| Valentines Mansion | II* | 160 m |
| Canal-Head Grotto | II | 180 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Ilford North constituency: Wes Streeting MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 528 (1.1%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 33%, Independent 32%, Conservative 21%, Reform UK 8%.
22 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 3RD →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Most households own their home, 32% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Beehive Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 74 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 27 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.2% | 89.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.7% | 8.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 5.9% | 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: Leigh Bell Wharf · about 42 min
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