E11 2AH Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wanstead Village. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Redbridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,295 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,530 | £1,785 | £2,040 | £2,295 | £2,804 | £3,314 | £3,824 | £4,589 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (42% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wanstead Village (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHRIST CHURCH, grade II*
- 6 8, HIGH STREET E11, grade II
- SCHOOL HOUSE (NORTH WING) TO WANSTEAD CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL, grade II
- WANSTEAD CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL, grade II
- WANSTEAD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 21 - 23 High Street, Wanstead, not permissioned (180 m)
- Snaresbrook Station Car Park, not permissioned (390 m)
- Snaresbrook Station Car Park, not permissioned (390 m)
- Wanstead Station Car Park, not permissioned (390 m)
- Wanstead Station Car Park, not permissioned (390 m)
- The British Queen, 63 Wanstead, permissioned (440 m)
- Land adj. 1 Seagry Road, permissioned (500 m)
- Land adj. 1 Elm Close Wanstead, permissioned (520 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 20 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 28 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leytonstone High Road 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Wood Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Leyton Midland Road 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wanstead Underground Station | 370 m |
| Snaresbrook Underground Station | 390 m | |
| Redbridge Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Wanstead Place Snaresbrook | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 6.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 8.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wanstead Station Car Park (TfL) | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 40 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 35.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Evergreen Surgery | 20 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wanstead Pharmacy | 40 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wanstead Village Dental And Heal | 20 m |
| Hospital | Wanstead Hospital | 620 m |
| Police station | Wanstead Police Station | 250 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Wanstead, Wanstead | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Christchurch Green 3.3 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Nutter Lane Recreation Ground 1.2 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 770 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 7.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Christ Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m south-west. 42 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-west |
| Garden Temple in Back Garden of Number 14 (Temple House) | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m east |
| Gazebo and Grotto Below in Back Garden of Number 20 | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m east |
| Former Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum at Wanstead Hospital and chapel to the north west of Wanstead Hospital. | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m north |
| Wanstead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km south |
| City of London Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 730 m north-west |
| Bush Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Hollow Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km west |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-west |
| Lincoln Island | Island | 1.4 km south-east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 4.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 22 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 22 |
22 of the postcode's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 61% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 79% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 28% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 32% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.