IG6 1AE Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Barkingside. Region: London.
Streets
- Hamilton Avenue, London: 51 addresses
- Cranbrook Road, Ilford: 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 (31% of about 710 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
- Land r/o 73-83 Little Gearies Gants Hill, permissioned (210 m)
- Land r/o 73-83 Little Gearies Gants Hill, permissioned (210 m)
- 723-733 Cranbrook Road, permissioned (280 m)
- Queen Victoria House Cranbrook Road Barkingside, not permissioned (440 m)
- Queen Victoria House Cranbrook Road Barkingside, not permissioned (440 m)
- New Mossford Site, Part of Barnardos Village, permissioned (620 m)
- 134 Horns Road, Barkingside, permissioned (690 m)
- Chase Lane/Perkins Road Newbury Park, not permissioned (720 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 4 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 52 addresses are between 24 m and 26 m above sea level (25 m on average).
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 | 1.2 km |
| Seven Kings 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Ilford 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Barkingside Underground Station | 910 m |
| Gants Hill Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Newbury Park Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Hamilton Avenue Barkingside | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 9.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 7.8 km |
| Car parks | Barkingside Station Car Park (TfL) | 910 m |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Eastern Avenue Medical Centre | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Gants Hill Dental Practice | 470 m |
| Hospital | Goodmayes Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Barkingside Police Station | 760 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 760 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,410 m² | 710 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,660 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Barkingside Recreation Ground 6.2 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | Fullwell Avenue Allotments 2.7 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 22 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 52 |
22 of the postcode's 52 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 20% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 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) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Hamilton Avenue.