IG1 4AB Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ilford Town. 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 D (45% of about 420 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
- Ley Street House, 497-499 Ley Street, Ilford, permissioned (310 m)
- Ley Street Council Depot, not permissioned (470 m)
- Ley Street Council Depot, not permissioned (470 m)
- 123 Francis Avenue Ilford, not permissioned (480 m)
- 123 Francis Avenue Ilford, not permissioned (480 m)
- 395-405 High Road Ilford, not permissioned (490 m)
- 395-405 High Road Ilford, not permissioned (490 m)
- 463 High Road, permissioned (490 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 13 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 | Seven Kings 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Newbury Racecourse 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Ilford 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Newbury Park Underground Station | 1.2 km |
| Gants Hill Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Vicarage Lane Ilford | 50 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 6.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa Office | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 29 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 37.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Balfour Road Surgery | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mydirectpharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ilford Dental Care | 320 m |
| Hospital | King George Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Seven Kings Police | 690 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Valentines Park 51 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.9 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Vicarage Lane Allotments North 4,440 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 51 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Valentines Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.0 km north-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Valentines Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-west |
| City of London Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| Perch Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km west |
| Rook Island | Island | 2.8 km west |
| Lincoln Island | Island | 2.9 km west |
| The Grove | Wood | 3.0 km west |
| Chadwell Millenium Green | Wood | 3.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 21 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 27 |
21 of the postcode's 27 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 31% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.