E11 2RS Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced October 1984. Ward: Wanstead Village. Region: London.
Streets
- Voluntary Place: 18 addresses
- Greenstone Mews: 13 addresses
- : 1 address
- : 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 E (38% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- 34 and 36, New Wanstead, grade II
- 56, New Wanstead, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The British Queen, 63 Wanstead, permissioned (150 m)
- 65 Cambridge Park Wanstead, not permissioned (300 m)
- 65 Cambridge Park Wanstead, not permissioned (300 m)
- Land adj. 1 Seagry Road, permissioned (360 m)
- 12 Selsdon Road, Wanstead, permissioned (430 m)
- Snaresbrook Station Car Park, not permissioned (440 m)
- Snaresbrook Station Car Park, not permissioned (440 m)
- 21 - 23 High Street, Wanstead, not permissioned (440 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 11 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 31 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 | 1.7 km |
| Wood Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Leyton Midland Road 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Snaresbrook Underground Station | 490 m |
| Wanstead Underground Station | 500 m | |
| Leytonstone Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Gordon Road (E11) Wanstead | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 6.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 7.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wanstead Station Car Park (TfL) | 500 m |
| EV charging points | 48 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 35.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wanstead Place Surgery | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wanstead Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wanstead Village Dental And Heal | 350 m |
| Hospital | Wanstead Hospital | 920 m |
| Police station | Wanstead Police Station | 160 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Wanstead, Wanstead | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Christchurch Green 3.3 ha | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wanstead Flats 164 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Browning Road Allotment Site 5,620 m² | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 173 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Christ Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m north-east. 43 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-east |
| Garden Temple in Back Garden of Number 14 (Temple House) | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m east |
| Gazebo and Grotto Below in Back Garden of Number 20 | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m east |
| Pair of Gatepiers at Entrance to Overton Drive | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m south |
| Wanstead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km south-east |
| City of London Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.8 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 750 m north-west |
| Bush Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Hollow Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-west |
| Lincoln Island | Island | 1.5 km east |
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 4.2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 33 |
10 of the postcode's 33 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 69% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Voluntary Place.