IG4 5AS Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clayhall. Region: London.
Streets
- Eastern Avenue, London: 13 addresses
- Inglehurst Gardens, 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 E (65% of about 510 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
- 330-332 Eastern Avenue Ilford, not permissioned (240 m)
- 330-332 Eastern Avenue Ilford, not permissioned (240 m)
- Wentworth House Eastern Avenue Gants Hill, not permissioned (350 m)
- Wentworth House Eastern Avenue Gants Hill, not permissioned (350 m)
- Eastern Avenue Storage Buildings Eastern Avenue, Gants Hill, not permissioned (440 m)
- Eastern Avenue Storage Buildings Eastern Avenue, Gants Hill, not permissioned (440 m)
- Corner of Beehive Lane/Woodford Avenue adj. 8 Spurway Parade, permissioned (530 m)
- Corner of Beehive Lane/Woodford Avenue adj. 8 Spurway Parade, permissioned (530 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 2 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 21 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 | Ilford 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Newbury Racecourse 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Manor Park 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gants Hill Underground Station | 690 m |
| Redbridge Underground Station | 760 m | |
| Wanstead Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest The Drive (IG1) Redbridge | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 8.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 7.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Redbridge Station Car Park (TfL) | 720 m |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 36.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gants Hill Med Ctr & The Redbridge Surg | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Redbridge Pharmacy | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 440 m |
| Hospital | Roding Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Essex Police | 710 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Redbridge Cashzone | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Clayhall Park 14 ha | 650 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Valentines Park 51 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Redbridge Recreation Ground 9.1 ha | 810 m |
| Allotments | Roding Lane South Allotments 1.2 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 66 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 14 |
11 of the postcode's 14 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 23% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.