Area Guide For IG1 2SF

When it comes to housing in the IG1 2SF area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 27, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 36. There are around 175 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 215 Housing Association rented and around 149 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 83 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 87 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 66 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 85 are employed in Routine occupation and 97 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 184.

In IG1 2SF area, Couple with children amount to 125 while Couple without children amount to 82. The neighbourhood also has around 245 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 119 votes. Around 76 people are DIY enthusiasts, 88 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 101 are into football and 61 are fond of gardening. 98 people also like music while 79 are into traveling.

The Guardian is the most subscribed (184) newspaper in the area, followed by The Independent (155), The Sun (134), Daily Mirror (122), The Times (97), Daily Mail (79), Daily Express (70) and Daily Telegraph (39).

Some of the nearest services available in IG1 2SF are Design Ghar Ltd (Architectural Service), H & S Builders (Gas Installers), M S Services (Property Maintenance Services), A Wallwork Heating Engineers Ltd (Gas Installers), Eddie Wrynn Plastering (Plasterers), Olympic Windows & Doors (Double Glazing Installer), M K Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Tom Palmer (Painters & Decorators), Man4electrical UK (Electronic Shop), Zippy 24hr Mobile Locksmiths (Locksmiths), D P B (Architectural Service), B M Furniture (Furniture Stores), A A Plumbing & Heating Services (Plumbers), Speedy Glaze & Locks Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Amar Windows & Construction (Double Glazing Installer), F W Reddin (Plumbers), Exclusive Designs (Furniture Stores), Niscayah Ltd (Security systems), S N C Facilities Management (Electronic Shop), Palace Builders & Windows (Double Glazing Installer), Em Electrical (Electronic Shop), Plashet Carpet of Ilford (Carpet Fitter), Furniture Palace UK Ltd (Furniture Stores), Ashton Dean Construction Co Ltd (Builder), Dreamland Beds & Furniture (Bed & Bedding Shop), Ade Installation Contractors (Electronic Shop), Allcarpet Cleaning Services (Carpet & Rugs Shop), A Nice Man With a Van (Removals & Storage Services), Colours Painting Services (Painters & Decorators) and Allseal Double Glazing Ltd (Double Glazing Installer).

IG1 2SF 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 2SF has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Uphall Primary School, Ad-Deen Primary School, Cleveland Junior 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, Newbridge School (Loxford Lane Campus), Ilford Ursuline Preparatory School.