Seven Kings · Redbridge · Ilford South constituency · 51.57059, 0.09632

IG3 8UG— Seven Kings, Redbridge

Location and area intelligence for IG3 8UG, Seven Kings, Redbridge

Limited residential data

We have little evidence of homes at this postcode (no domestic energy certificates or residential sales on record). The residential verdict is withheld; treat the figures below as area context.

 

Schools 100%Safety 74/100Transport 46/100Yield 3.77%
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Balanced area — no standout strengths or weaknesses

Area score
55
Safety
74
Schools
60
Transport
46
Environment
64
Investment
58

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Location

IG3 8UG

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
Very highRenters
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income-1.0% vs London avg
vs London crime+6.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for IG3 8UG

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How IG3 8UG has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

60

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

Downshall Primary School

Not yet inspected · 0 min walk

KS2: 107.7

—

Secondary

The Palmer Catholic Academy

Not yet inspected · 9 min walk

P8: +0.53A8: 51.2

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 14 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre

Not inspected · 39 min walk

6 primaries · 2 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

69.2 incidents per 1,000 residents

Higher crime than 53% of London
↑ Rising 850.0%

+9% vs borough

Crime by type

Other29%
Violence & sexual offences27%
Anti-social behaviour18%
Vehicle crime11%
Drug offences6%
Burglary4%
Robbery3%
Theft2%

Stop & search

0.5

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

94

Road safety score

2

Accidents (5yr)

1

KSI (5yr)

2

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk1 pedestrian casualties (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Ilford Fire Station · 1.0km

Crime is +6% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

LHA rates — Outer North East London

Shared room£550/mo
1 bedroom£1000/mo
2 bedrooms£1250/mo
3 bedrooms£1500/mo
4 bedrooms£1800/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield862 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band BAnnual charge £1,564
Price growth potentialLow

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
Seven Kings Rail StationGreater Anglia line
8.8 min walk
Seven Kings→ Liverpool Street· 11 tph
23 min

Nearby stations

Newbury Park Underground StationCentral
9 min walk
Seven Kings Rail StationGreater Anglia · Elizabeth line
9 min walk
Seven KingsNational Rail
9 min walk
Goodmayes Rail StationElizabeth line
14 min walk
Barkingside Underground StationCentral
22 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

10

Walkability score

10

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge48 min ↑
Victoria58 min ↑
Waterloo56 min ↑
Canary Wharf44 min ↓
City ★43 min

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

1

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park752m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock7.3 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Newbury Park Station Car Park· yes
752m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

100%

Full fibre

100%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed500 Mbps
Median download450 Mbps
Superfast coverage100%
All operators 5G96%

Broadband providers

BTSkyTalkTalkVodafoneVirgin Media

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 25.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³
Better than 83% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 13.1 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB24% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
More green space than 79% of London

Nearest SSSI: Hainault Forest SSSI — 6.4 km

Energy

Solar: 862 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Medium

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,520 hrs/yr

Sunshine

605 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.5°C

Summer avg

3.0°C

Winter avg

Solar yield861.8 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

THE DOCTORS HOUSE

40 CAMERON ROAD, SEVEN KINGS, IG3 8LF

7 min walk

58%

Recommend GP

58%

Overall GP experience

6

GPs within 1km

2

Dentists within 1km

7

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalGoodmayes Hospital · 1.3 km
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 5.7 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

34

Parks (1km)

5

Restaurants (800m)

0

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

2

Pharmacies (800m)

0

Gyms (1km)

6

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

Nearest supermarketAldi · 823 m
5 tennis courts1 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

0

Late-night venues

E
653 licensed premises in borough261 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

698m

Post office

Nearby shops

Best Moon Shop690 m
Best Moon Express692 m
Town Shop693 m
Best-one700 m

Nearby cafes

Elixir1.1 km

Nearby restaurants

RS Chicken & Pizza686 m
Milkshake Bar687 m
Brothers Fish Bar688 m
Top Wok696 m

Nearby pharmacies

Britannia Pharmacy178 m
Pharmaram779 m
Food hygiene (5-star)48% of 62

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
194

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

58

Investment score

Good

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,400London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
3.8% (average)London avg: 3.8%Above average yield
Gentrification score13/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition194

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+7.7%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

22.7

Price growth score

E
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route13,976m
Crossrail 2 route10,967m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 3/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 7,604 nationally

1,922

Est. population

16,505/km²

53%

Employed

35%

Degree educated

£41,600

Median income

8.8%

Claimant rate

SuburbanVery high densityRenters

26

Community stability

Age profile

27%
24%
24%
14%
Under 1827%
18–3424%
35–4924%
50–6414%
65+11%

Tenure

18%
14%
59%
Own outright18%
Own (mortgage)14%
Private rent59%
Social rent8%
Shared ownership0%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

61%
White British10%
White Other13%
Asian61%
Black7%
Mixed3%
Other6%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional23%
Routine / semi-routine21%
No car household41%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications23%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent59%
Social rent8%

vs. London

Income vs London-1.0%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Live planning apps (800m)
10
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
2
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
19
Planning apps (3 years)
19
Local approval rate
53%
Borough approval rate
64%
Opportunity area
No
CIL rate (residential)
£110/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
67
Largest scheme
60 homes · Newbury House, 890-900, Newbury House, 890-900, Eastern Avenue, IG2 7HH
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

113, 113, Breamore Road, Seven Kings, IG35 homes
completed
88, 88, Aldborough Road South, Ilford, IG3 8EY4 homes
completed
44, 44, Norfolk Road, Seven Kings, IG3 8LQ4 homes
completed
86, Cambridge Road, Seven Kings, IG3 8LY3 homes
completed
144, 144, Elgin Road, Ilford, IG3 8LW3 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Labour
Ward majority vote
23.3%
Ward turnout
28%
Election year
2022
MP
Jas Athwal (Labour)
MP majority
6,894
Constituency
Ilford South

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Key facts for IG3 8UG

Full postcodeIG3 8UG
Postcode districtIG3
BoroughLondon Borough of Redbridge
WardSeven Kings
Latitude51.570585
Longitude0.096320
Parliamentary constituencyIlford South
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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