Area Guide For IG1 2GZ

When it comes to housing in the IG1 2GZ area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 46, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 68. There are around 191 Shared ownership properties, 113 Local Authority rented, 164 Housing Association rented and around 255 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 158 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 131 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 78 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 53 are employed in Routine occupation and 65 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 147.

In IG1 2GZ area, Couple with children amount to 100 while Couple without children amount to 100. The neighbourhood also has around 169 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 126 votes. Around 65 people are DIY enthusiasts, 89 people are interested in eating out, 94 like exercise, 106 are into football and 63 are fond of gardening. 96 people also like music while 78 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (255) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (255), The Times (162), The Sun (83), Daily Mirror (81), Daily Mail (79), Daily Telegraph (66) and Daily Express (58).

Some of the nearest services available in IG1 2GZ are B M Furniture (Furniture Stores), D P B (Architectural Service), M S Services (Property Maintenance Services), S N C Facilities Management (Electronic Shop), Man4electrical UK (Electronic Shop), M K Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Design Ghar Ltd (Architectural Service), Wickes Building Supplies Ltd (DIY Shop), Ashton Dean Construction Co Ltd (Builder), Workhorse Transport (Removals & Storage Services), Speedy Glaze & Locks Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), G T Carpets (Carpet Fitter), F W Reddin (Plumbers), Allcarpet Cleaning Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), A Nice Man With a Van (Removals & Storage Services), Em Electrical (Electronic Shop), Plashet Carpet of Ilford (Carpet Fitter), Furniture Palace UK Ltd (Furniture Stores), Handy Bits (Roofing Contractors), Dreamland Beds & Furniture (Bed & Bedding Shop), Ade Installation Contractors (Electronic Shop), Allseal Double Glazing Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), D & S Cleaning Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), H & S Builders (Gas Installers), Burglary Repairs 24 Hour (Locksmiths), J B Double Glazing (Double Glazing Installer), A Wallwork Heating Engineers Ltd (Gas Installers), Eddie Wrynn Plastering (Plasterers), Olympic Windows & Doors (Double Glazing Installer) and Exclusive Designs (Furniture Stores).

IG1 2GZ has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include East Ham, Barking. There is also easy access to airports like London City Airport, London Heathrow Airport, London Stansted Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Woolwich Ferry North Pier, Woolwich Ferry South Pier, Woolwich Arsenal Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. IG1 2GZ has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Uphall Primary School, Northbury Junior School, Northbury Infant School. Some of the secondary schools include Little Ilford School, Al-Futuwwa School, Loxford School of Science and Technology. Then there are others like Cranbrook, London Christian Learning Centre, Newbridge School (Loxford Lane Campus).