It’s awesome because there are annoying gangstas who you can take the piss out of, and there’s tons of shops. And. SUBWAYS. The best sandwich shop ever.
Ilford is a district of the London Borough of Redbridge.[1] It is a suburban development situated 9.1 miles (14.6 km) east north-east of Charing Cross and one the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilford