E11 2RJ Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wanstead Village. Region: London.
Streets
- High Street, Wanstead: 88 addresses
- Cambridge Park, Wanstead: 1 address
- Woodbine Place, Wanstead: 1 address
- High Street Wanstead, Wanstead: 1 address
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: 6.
- 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
- 125, HIGH STREET E11, grade II
- 141, HIGH STREET E11, grade II
- 145B, HIGH STREET E11, grade II
- DRINKING FOUNTAIN, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, OUTSIDE WANSTEAD LONDON TRANSPORT STATION, WANSTEAD, grade II
- THE MANOR HOUSE (WANSTEAD CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION) AND FORECOURT PIERS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Wanstead Station Car Park, not permissioned (140 m)
- Wanstead Station Car Park, not permissioned (140 m)
- Land adj. 1 Seagry Road, permissioned (320 m)
- Land adj. 1 Elm Close Wanstead, permissioned (350 m)
- Land adj. 1 Elm Close Wanstead, permissioned (350 m)
- 21 - 23 High Street, Wanstead, not permissioned (440 m)
- 65 Cambridge Park Wanstead, not permissioned (490 m)
- 65 Cambridge Park Wanstead, not permissioned (490 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 10 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 88%, gigabit 82% 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 | 1.9 km |
| Wood Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Leyton Midland Road 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wanstead Underground Station | 110 m |
| Snaresbrook Underground Station | 650 m | |
| Redbridge Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Wanstead High St /Wanstead Stn | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 6.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 8.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wanstead Station Car Park (TfL) | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 35.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Evergreen Surgery | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wanstead Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cambridge Park Dental Practice | 100 m |
| Hospital | Wanstead Hospital | 840 m |
| Police station | Wanstead Police Station | 250 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Wanstead, Wanstead | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Christchurch Green 3.3 ha | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wanstead Flats 164 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 660 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 171 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Christ Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m north-west. 37 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* | 260 m north-west |
| Garden Temple in Back Garden of Number 14 (Temple House) | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north-east |
| Gazebo and Grotto Below in Back Garden of Number 20 | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m south-east |
| Wanstead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| City of London Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north-west |
| Bush Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Shoulder of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Reservoir Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Lincoln Island | Island | 1.1 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on High Street.