IG2 6RF Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Barkingside. Region: London.
Streets
- Cranbrook Road, Ilford: 28 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill: 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 (37% of about 600 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
- 723-733 Cranbrook Road, permissioned (100 m)
- Land r/o 73-83 Little Gearies Gants Hill, permissioned (230 m)
- Land r/o 73-83 Little Gearies Gants Hill, permissioned (230 m)
- Woodford Avenue/Cranbrook Road Gants Hill, not permissioned (560 m)
- Woodford Avenue/Cranbrook Road Gants Hill, not permissioned (560 m)
- Aerodene House, 41-55 Perth Road, Gants Hill, permissioned (620 m)
- Woodford Avenue/Eastern Avenue Corner Gants Hill, not permissioned (660 m)
- Woodford Avenue/Eastern Avenue Corner Gants Hill, not permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 91%, gigabit 91% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Ilford 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Seven Kings 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gants Hill Underground Station | 630 m |
| Barkingside Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Newbury Park Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Icknield Drive Gants Hill | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 9.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 7.7 km |
| Car parks | Newbury Park Lower Station Car Park (TfL) | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Eastern Avenue Medical Centre | 130 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Gants Hill Dental Practice | 150 m |
| Hospital | Roding Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Essex Police | 620 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Valentines Park 51 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,660 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | Barkingside Recreation Ground 6.2 ha | 820 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.8 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 51 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 27% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 32% | 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 | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 61% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Cranbrook Road.