IG2 7RX Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aldborough. Region: London.
Streets
- Eastern Avenue, London: 30 addresses
- Suffolk Road, 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 (63% of about 540 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
- 2-4 Oaks Lane, Newbury Park, permissioned (110 m)
- Suffolk Court Newbury Park, permissioned (130 m)
- Suffolk Court Newbury Park, permissioned (130 m)
- Newbury House, 890-900 Eastern Avenue, permissioned (310 m)
- Land at Newbury Park Station Eastern Avenue, not permissioned (380 m)
- Land at Newbury Park Station Eastern Avenue, not permissioned (380 m)
- Newbury Park Station Car Park - West, not permissioned (450 m)
- Newbury Park Station Car Park - West, not permissioned (450 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 8 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 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 480 m |
| Seven Kings 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Goodmayes 4.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Newbury Park Underground Station | 440 m |
| Barkingside Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Oaks Lane Newbury Park | 120 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 6.9 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Seven Kings Park Car Park | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 580 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Palms Medical Centre | 530 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Britannia Pharmacy | 510 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smile Dental | 510 m |
| Hospital | Goodmayes Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Barkingside Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Seven Kings Park 20 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | Wards Road Allotments 4,630 m² | 830 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 32% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 36% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Eastern Avenue.