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Valentines
Redbridge, London
PocketsIlford North East (Cranbrook Road · Valentines Park · north-east)Ilford North West (Cran Brook · River Roding · Cranbrook Road)Ley Street
Valentines sits in the south of Redbridge around Valentines Park in Ilford, a Victorian and Edwardian ward north of the Ilford high street. The character is dense residential with a large park immediately outside the ward boundary. Good public-transport access links the Elizabeth line at Ilford and Seven Kings, twelve outstanding-rated schools sit within reach, and housing is more affordable than equivalent east London wards inside the M25. The negatives are pronounced: listed heritage is extremely thin with just the Grade II former Wycliffe Congregational Church, green space inside the ward is almost absent at one hectare (the park itself sits just across the boundary), safety sits below the borough median, culture is modest, and air quality is below the borough average because of the A406 corridor.
- Strongest66Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong57Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Watch out5Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 1 listed building
- 3 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Valentines Park (0.2 hectares)
- 77 open venues (42 food and drink, 35 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
57Better than 71% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability80
- Rent affordability70
- Price momentum (5yr)63
- Activity (turnover)20
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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 Valentines: 45 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
48Better than 48% of London
- Personal safety45
- Property crime60
- Anti-social behaviour36
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Connectivity
47Better than 56% of London
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
47Better than 49% of London
- Air quality67
- Quietness18
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
18Better than 33% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining14
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene36
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
77 open venues nearby — 42 food & drink, 35 other.
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Education
50Better than 33% of London
- Primary schools42
- Secondary schools60
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School inspection history
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For Valentines: 5 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
5Better than 15% of London
1 listed building
- Former Wycliffe Congregational ChurchGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
66Better than 61% of London
- Green spaces87
- Waterways20
Largest green space: Valentines Park (0 ha). ~1 ha of green space in total.
Area development
5Better than 58% of London
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- Is Valentines safe?
- Valentines scores 48 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — mid-table for London. 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 Valentines a good place to live?
- Valentines scores 38 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 nature access (66) and property prices & growth (57); its weakest is area development (5). 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 Valentines?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Valentines 4 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 47 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Valentines expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Valentines is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 16/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Valentines?
- Valentines scores 50 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 3 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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