E18 2EQ Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: South Woodford. Region: London.
Streets
- Beechwood Park, London: 50 addresses
- Woodford Road, Woodford: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Beechwood Park, South 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 (33% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- 23 25, WOODFORD ROAD E18, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 63-65 Woodford Road South Woodford, not permissioned (390 m)
- 63-65 Woodford Road South Woodford, not permissioned (390 m)
- 56 Hermon Hill London, not permissioned (470 m)
- 56 Hermon Hill London, not permissioned (470 m)
- Wanstead Hospital Makepeace Road Wanstead, not permissioned (510 m)
- Wanstead Hospital Makepeace Road Wanstead, not permissioned (510 m)
- Holy Trinity Church Hermon Hill South Woodford, permissioned (520 m)
- Holy Trinity Church Hermon Hill South Woodford, permissioned (520 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 16 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 53 addresses are between 29 m and 33 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 74% 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 | 1.8 km |
| Leytonstone High Road 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Highams Park 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | South Woodford Underground Station | 600 m |
| Snaresbrook Underground Station | 740 m | |
| Wanstead Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Beechwood Park South Woodford | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 6.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 9.1 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest NCP South Woodford Station | 500 m |
| EV charging points | 50 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 35.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glebelands Practice | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Daniels Pharmacy | 660 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodbury Dental Practice | 490 m |
| Hospital | Wanstead Hospital | 490 m |
| Police station | Wanstead Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest *deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food South Woodford George Lane, Redbridge | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Nightingale Green 1,850 m² | 740 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,100 m² | 930 m |
| Playing field | Nutter Lane Recreation Ground 1.2 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Lincoln Road Allotments 7,560 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 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*), 400 m south-east. 28 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 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* | 400 m south-east |
| Wanstead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 650 m south-west |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-west |
| Hollow Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
| Walthamstow Forest | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Lincoln Island | Island | 2.2 km south-east |
| Bush Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 53 |
13 of the postcode's 53 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 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) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Beechwood Park.