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IG1 Ilford Town — Family Area Report

Ilford Town · Redbridge

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Redbridge£2,194/yr
Family densityVery high · Over 35%41.2% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

IG1 is the London postcode area covering Ilford Town in the London Borough of Redbridge. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 5 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Liverpool Street in 33 min on the morning rush. 41.2% of households here have dependent children — very high.

What borough is IG1 in?

IG1 is in the London Borough of Redbridge. Its representative postcode sits in the Ilford Town ward. On our family-life index, IG1 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density88
Commute70

Schools

5 within 1 mile

There are 5 schools within a mile of IG1 — 3 primary and 1 secondary among the top matches. Sheringham Primary School is the top-rated near-neighbour, 1174m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre

    Nursery · 175 pupils

    1174m

  • Sheringham Primary School

    Primary · 585 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    1174m

  • Dersingham Primary School

    Primary · 591 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    1262m

  • Sir John Heron Primary School

    Primary · 453 pupils

    1552m

  • Little Ilford School

    Secondary · 1781 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    1585m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

IG1 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    0
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    11

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    49 min
    via Elizabeth line & Northern
    King's Cross
    43 min
    via Elizabeth line & Metropolitan
    Liverpool StreetFastest
    33 min
    via Elizabeth line
    Canary Wharf
    37 min
    via Elizabeth line
    Paddington
    50 min
    via Elizabeth line
    Victoria
    53 min
    via Elizabeth line & District

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Liverpool Street in 33 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode IG1. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    IG1 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Ilford Town, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    What London borough is IG1 in?
    IG1 is in the London Borough of Redbridge. Its representative postcode falls in the Ilford Town ward. IG1 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is IG1 a good area for families?
    IG1 (Ilford Town, Redbridge) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in IG1?
    There are 5 schools within a mile of IG1, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. IG1 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is IG1?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in IG1 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, IG1 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from IG1 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from IG1 is Liverpool Street in about 33 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in IG1?
    41.2% of households in IG1's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very high (Over 35%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near IG1

    The closest postcodes to IG1 we cover are E12 (Manor Park, ~1.7km), IG2 (Aldborough, ~1.9km), IG4 (Clayhall, ~2.8km) and IG11 (Eastbury, ~3.1km). Families weighing IG1 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

    Nearby reports

    IG2Aldborough· 36IG4Clayhall· 36IG5Clayhall· 36IG8Bridge· 36IG11Eastbury· 36

    Head-to-head

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