Strong on transport, with safety to consider

Ilford Town at a glance

House prices
£241,000
Middle33rd percentile
Schools
58th percentile
Middle
Transport
95th percentile
Strong
Crime rate
199.9 per 1,000 residents
Weak4th percentile
Flood risk
6.9% of the area in flood zones
Middle59th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Ilford Town a good place to live?

Ilford Town may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Redbridge below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Movers who value stronger transport access

Watch out for

  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Ilford Town

Crime rate

Crime rate
199.9 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
4th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Ilford Town

House prices

Median sale price
£241,000
Percentile
33rd percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 19 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Ilford Town

Schools

58th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Ilford Town

Flood risk

6.9% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 4.4% of the area. That is the 59th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Ilford Town

Transport

95th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Ilford Town a good place to live?

Ilford Town may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Ilford Town safe?

Ilford Town ranks in the 4th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Ilford Town?

The median sale price was £241,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 33rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Ilford Town?

Schools rank in the 58th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Ilford Town?

Nearby public profiles include Loxford in Redbridge and Newbury in Redbridge.