BAYWOOD SQUARE, IG7 4AY House Prices & Local Information

IG7 4AY is a safe, established residential area on Baywood Square, 0.7km from Chigwell Row in Redbridge. Administratively it sits within Hainault ward and the Ilford North constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, IG7 4AY is a working-class neighbourhood with strong employment ties. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. An average age of 34 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 36% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 42% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Redbridge.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £165k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area.

Census 2021 statistics for IG7 4AY are sourced from Output Area E00018750 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.