E18 1JJ Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: South Woodford. Region: London.
Streets
- George Lane, Woodford: 109 addresses
- Station Passage, Woodford: 2 addresses
- Mulberry Way, Woodford: 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 D (40% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 103-105 George Lane, South Woodford, permissioned (110 m)
- 96 George Lane & 53-55 Marlborough Road South Woodford Car Park South Woodford, not permissioned (110 m)
- 96 George Lane & 53-55 Marlborough Road South Woodford Car Park South Woodford, not permissioned (110 m)
- Station Estate off George Lane South Woodford, not permissioned (180 m)
- Station Estate off George Lane South Woodford, not permissioned (180 m)
- Holy Trinity Church Hermon Hill South Woodford, permissioned (340 m)
- Holy Trinity Church Hermon Hill South Woodford, permissioned (340 m)
- 27 Glebelands Avenue, South Woodford, permissioned (350 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 113 addresses are between 25 m and 29 m above sea level (27 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 86%, gigabit 86% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wood Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Highams Park 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Leytonstone High Road 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | South Woodford Underground Station | 60 m |
| Snaresbrook Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Woodford Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest South Woodford | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 6.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 9.7 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest South Woodford Station Car Park (TfL) | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 50 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glebelands Practice | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Daniels Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 320 m |
| Hospital | Wanstead Hospital | 900 m |
| Police station | Wanstead Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest *deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food South Woodford George Lane, Redbridge | 50 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Roding Valley Park 34 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Lincoln Road Allotments 7,560 m² | 750 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 39 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum at Wanstead Hospital and chapel to the north west of Wanstead Hospital., a listed building (Grade II*), 830 m south. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum at Wanstead Hospital and chapel to the north west of Wanstead Hospital. | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m south |
| Godfrey Monument in St Mary's Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m north-west |
| Raikes Mausoleum in St Mary's Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m north-west |
| Wanstead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-west |
| Walthamstow Forest | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Daisy Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| Cuthbert Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-east |
| Lincoln Island | Island | 2.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.8 | 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 23% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 George Lane.