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E18 vs IG5

Overall measures differ. Gaps below are by category, not a ranking of the places.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

E18

Redbridge, London

84% used

The above measure is consistently above typical UK levels across categories, led by transport and healthcare access.

How this 88 was calculated

  • Schools

    85/100·24% of the measure

    93% of 44 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

    A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

    Get Information About Schools, including Ofsted judgements, published August 2026. Measured for the E18 postcode district.

  • Transport

    97/100·20% of the measure

    South Woodford is 190 yards away

    A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.

    NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published August 2026. Measured for the E18 postcode district.

  • Flood risk

    88/100·13% of the measure

    Nearest flood warning area is 1.4 miles away

    A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.

    Flood warning areas, published August 2026. Measured for the E18 postcode district.

  • Broadband

    90/100·13% of the measure

    82% of premises can get gigabit broadband

    A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.

    Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the E18 postcode district.

  • Housing market

    94/100·10% of the measure

    174 recorded sales, median £597,500

    A higher measure means more recent recorded sales and more stable prices. It is not a higher house price.

    Price Paid Data, published August 2026. Measured for the E18 postcode district.

  • Healthcare access

    94/100·8% of the measure

    Nearest GP practice 80 yards away

    A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

    Organisation Data Service directory, published August 2026. Measured for the E18 postcode district.

  • Air quality

    70/100·6% of the measure

    PM2.5 annual mean 8.6 µg/m³, modelled for 2023

    A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.

    UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the E18 postcode district.

  • Council tax

    64/100·6% of the measure

    Most homes are band C (33% of them)

    A higher measure means a larger share of homes in bands A to C, which typically means a smaller bill, not a higher one.

    Council tax band and charge data, published March 2024. Measured for this neighbourhood.

Not counted for this area

Amenities, Green space. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 84% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

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A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

20% of measure

IG5 measures 6 points higher, meaning stronger nearby school provision.

E18

85/100

93% of 44 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

7% of measure

E18 measures 8 points higher, meaning closer healthcare and shorter published waits.

E18

94/100Closer healthcare

Nearest GP practice 80 yards away

Higher is always the stronger published result on that measure. See the weightings. Missing categories are dropped from that area’s overall figure, not scored as zero. Crime and other context stay on each report.