IG2 7RY Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aldborough. Region: London.
Streets
- Eastern Avenue, London: 13 addresses
- Leyswood Drive, 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
- Suffolk Court Newbury Park, permissioned (250 m)
- Suffolk Court Newbury Park, permissioned (250 m)
- 2-4 Oaks Lane, Newbury Park, permissioned (280 m)
- Newbury House, 890-900 Eastern Avenue, permissioned (480 m)
- Land at Newbury Park Station Eastern Avenue, not permissioned (520 m)
- Land at Newbury Park Station Eastern Avenue, not permissioned (520 m)
- Newbury Park Station Car Park - West, not permissioned (600 m)
- Newbury Park Station Car Park - West, not permissioned (600 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 | 650 m |
| Seven Kings 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Goodmayes 4.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Newbury Park Underground Station | 600 m |
| Barkingside Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Aldborough Road North Aldborough Hatch | 20 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 7.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Seven Kings Park Car Park | 440 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 580 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Palms Medical Centre | 660 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Britannia Pharmacy | 640 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smile Dental | 640 m |
| Hospital | Goodmayes Hospital | 860 m |
| Police station | Barkingside Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 80 m |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3.0 km.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 25% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 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.