IG2 6PH Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Valentines. Region: London.
Streets
- Eastern Avenue, London: 27 addresses
- Albemarle Approach, London: 1 address
- Lynton Crescent, London: 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 (38% of about 1,150 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
- 617-631 Eastern Avenue (Junction Yoxley Drive), not permissioned (390 m)
- 617-631 Eastern Avenue (Junction Yoxley Drive), not permissioned (390 m)
- Aerodene House, 41-55 Perth Road, Gants Hill, permissioned (510 m)
- B&Q Store Springfield Drive Barkingside, not permissioned (550 m)
- B&Q Store Springfield Drive Barkingside, not permissioned (550 m)
- Woodford Avenue/Cranbrook Road Gants Hill, not permissioned (570 m)
- Woodford Avenue/Cranbrook Road Gants Hill, not permissioned (570 m)
- 723-733 Cranbrook Road, permissioned (660 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 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.
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 | Newbury Racecourse 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Ilford 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Seven Kings 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gants Hill Underground Station | 590 m |
| Newbury Park Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Barkingside Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Ashurst Drive Gants Hill | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 9.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 7.2 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa Office | 820 m |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 610 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 36.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Eastern Avenue Medical Centre | 690 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Gold's Pharmacy Gants Hill | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 190 m |
| Hospital | Goodmayes Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Essex Police | 570 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 530 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 28% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 31% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 68% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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 Eastern Avenue.