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Ilford Town
Redbridge, London
PocketsIlford Central & East (Seven Kings Water · Clements Road)Ley Street (south-east · south)Ilford North EastIlford North WestIlford South West
Ilford Town sits at the centre of Redbridge on the Roding, the ward covering Ilford's main shopping streets and station. Ilford's commercial character was set by its railway in 1839 and the High Road's expansion into one of outer east London's busiest retail strips. The historic anchor is the Grade II* Ilford Hospital Chapel, a charitable foundation dating from around 1140 — the oldest building in the London Borough of Redbridge, originally a hospice for thirteen residents endowed by Abbess Adelicia of Barking and later admitting lepers. There are six listed buildings including the chapel, the Grade II former Barclays Bank and the Grade II former Cauliflower Hotel. Transport is strong: Ilford is now on the Elizabeth line, with direct services to Canary Wharf and Paddington, plus frequent buses, and 8 Ofsted-outstanding schools sit within reach. Around 184 food venues pack the High Road. The drawbacks are severe. Safety scores are very low, air-quality is poor from A118 traffic, green space is almost absent at 3.4 hectares with Vicarage Lane Play Park the largest patch, and there is no conservation-area cover.
- Strongest63Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Also strong59Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Watch out14Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 6 listed buildings
- 2 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Vicarage Lane Play Park (0.3 hectares)
- 234 open venues (186 food and drink, 48 other)
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Ilford Hospital Chapel was founded around 1140 in the reign of King Stephen by Abbess Adelicia of Barking as a hospice for thirteen residents; it is the oldest building in the London Borough of Redbridge and Grade II* listed since 1954.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
59Better than 76% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability85
- Rent affordability80
- Price momentum (5yr)51
- Activity (turnover)32
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Ilford Town: 29 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
36Better than 25% of London
- Personal safety33
- Property crime37
- Anti-social behaviour40
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Connectivity
63Better than 78% of London
Median public-transport access is very good (TfL PTAL 5.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
39Better than 36% of London
- Air quality57
- Quietness15
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
38Better than 78% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining50
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops36
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene79
- Vitality (openings, diversity)69
234 open venues nearby — 186 food & drink, 48 other.
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For Ilford Town: the mix behind 234 open venues—% independent
Education
54Better than 55% of London
- Primary schools50
- Secondary schools58
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For Ilford Town: 2 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
18Better than 36% of London
6 listed buildings
- Chapel, Ilford Hospital of St Mary and St Thomas of CanterburyGrade II*
- Former Barclays BankGrade II
- Former Cauliflower HotelGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
47Better than 13% of London
- Green spaces63
- Waterways15
Largest green space: Vicarage Lane Play Park (0 ha). ~3 ha of green space in total.
Area development
14Better than 79% of London
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- Is Ilford Town safe?
- Ilford Town scores 36 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — recording more crime than most London wards. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Ilford Town a good place to live?
- Ilford Town scores 41 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are connectivity (63) and property prices & growth (59); its weakest is area development (14). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Ilford Town?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Ilford Town 5 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 63 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Ilford Town expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Ilford Town is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 17/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Ilford Town?
- Ilford Town scores 54 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 2 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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