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Ilford Central & East

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About

Ilford Central & East sits along the High Road (A118) with a mix of shops, small businesses and civic buildings. The Exchange Ilford shopping centre and a long-running market on Ilford Broadway provide much of the town-centre retail. Ilford station on the Great Eastern Main Line is also served by the Elizabeth line, shortening journeys into central London and changing commuting patterns for local households. Local streets include terraces and mid-20th-century housing, with public services and health centres clustered near the town core.

Civic and cultural life concentrates around Redbridge Town Hall and a community theatre, the Kenneth More Theatre, which hosts local and touring shows. Day-to-day activity includes markets, weekend services and council-run events, alongside places of worship and small cafés that serve nearby workers and residents. Planning and regeneration projects have focused on transport links and high-road frontages, while local groups run festivals and street-level projects that make use of the square outside the station and the pedestrian zones along the Broadway.

Area overview

On average Ilford Central & East has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 296 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 22.4% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Ilford Central & East is £72,324 per year. There are 2 schools in Ilford Central & East: 2 primary (2 Outstanding and 0 Good) and 1 secondary (1 Outstanding and 0 Good). On average most houses in area has good public transport connectivity. Ilford Central & East is home to around 7,162 people, with a population density of about 11,459.2 per km2.

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
296
Deprivation level
9/10
Income level
5/10
Social housing
22.4%
Connectivity
8/10

Area Profile

Ilford Central & East Population
7,162
Population density
11,459.2 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
93.55(+201%)
Anti-social behaviour
70.65(+163%)
Theft from the person
55.57(+492%)
Shoplifting
49.71(+398%)
Other theft
37(+224%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Indian
2,074
28.95%
Bangladeshi
1,176
16.42%
Pakistani
1,169
16.32%
Other White
652
9.1%
British
493
6.88%
Total population: 7,163

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,416
45.7%
No qualifications
1,076
20.35%
Level 3 (A level)
521
9.85%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
439
8.3%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
434
8.21%
Total 16+ residents: 5,287

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,518
63.04%
Owns with a mortgage
294
12.21%
Owns outright
255
10.59%
Social rents from council
127
5.27%
Other social rented
112
4.65%
Total households: 2,408

Property prices in Ilford Central & East

Based on 16 recent sales, the median property price is £242,500 in Ilford Central & East area, with individual transactions ranging from £180,000 up to £525,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Ilford Central & East in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, median price per square metre, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Ilford Central & East over the last year.
TypeSalesMedianMedian £/m²
Flats10£224,000£3,707
Terraced6£437,500£4,443

10 years median price trend in Ilford Central & East

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Ilford Central & East.

All postcodes in Ilford Central & East

IG11NE

High Road

IG18SA

Green Lane

IG19FB

Chadwick Road

IG11TX

High Road

IG11TE

High Road

IG11DD

Chadwick Road

IG11EL

Bedford Road

IG26GT

Chadwick Road

IG19UX

Chadwick Road

IG18DA

Ilford Town

IG18UJ

Chadwick Road

IG11HL

Albert Road

IG11NR

High Road

IG45GU

Chadwick Road

IG11DS

High Road

IG11RB

Stanley Road

IG11UE

High Road

IG12QY

Clements Lane

IG11RE

Pelham Road

IG11EU

Grange Road

IG18AX

Ilford Town

IG18RA

Chadwick Road

IG11DG

High Road

IG11XN

Green Lane

IG18NY

Chadwick Road

IG12RT

Ilford Lane

IG19SJ

Green Lane

IG19RT

Chadwick Road

IG11QU

St Marys Road

IG11QQ

Green Lane

IG11BU

Green Lane

IG11NH

Centreway Apartments

IG11TH

High Road

IG19SF

Green Lane

IG11YS

High Road

IG50NG

Chadwick Road

IG18YL

Ilford Town

IG19ST

Green Lane

IG11LX

High Road

IG18WF

Chadwick Road

IG11FS

High Road

IG11BN

Postway Mews

IG12QZ

Clements Lane

IG11RN

Connaught Road

IG19QT

Chadwick Road

IG19SW

Green Lane

IG18SH

Chadwick Road

IG18SP

Chadwick Road

IG11DA

High Road

IG12RP

Ilford Lane

IG12RJ

Ilford Lane

IG11TY

Thompson Close

IG18LQ

Chadwick Road

IG19TA

Green Lane

IG11EF

Janice Mews

IG18BA

Ilford Town

IG14GZ

Hainault Street

IG11EJ

Bedford Road

IG18YS

Ilford Town

IG11ZL

High Road

IG12AF

Chapel Road

IG19YF

Chadwick Road

IG19SZ

Green Lane

IG19SS

Green Lane

IG18BW

Ilford Town

IG11RQ

Stanley Road

IG11HW

Albert Road

IG11ES

Dudley Road

IG19SA

Green Lane

IG11ZH

Green Lane

IG19SE

Green Lane

IG11TR

High Road

IG19ZY

Green Lane

IG11ER

Rutland Road

IG19SR

Green Lane

IG12ZG

Winston Way

IG18YJ

Ilford Town

IG18YT

Ilford Town

IG18ZZ

Ilford Town

IG11XR

Green Lane

IG11DU

Albert Road

IG18YZ

Ilford Town

IG11QN

Barons Court

IG11ZG

Green Lane

IG11NJ

High Road

IG11DL

High Road

IG11TU

Elizabeth Avenue

IG11XL

Green Lane

IG18WU

Chadwick Road

IG14EL

Hainault Street

IG11EN

Rutland Road

IG11RH

Melford Road

IG18UA

Chadwick Road

IG11RF

Pelham Road

IG11NP

Axon Place

IG11BP

Clements Road

IG11QY

St Marys Road

IG11NB

Centreway Apartments

IG11BX

Chadwick Road

IG18ST

Chadwick Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/07/2026.