IG8 0JL Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Monkhams. Region: London.
Streets
- King's Avenue, Woodford: 24 addresses
- Beresford Drive, Woodford: 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 G (57% 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Madeira Grove Clinic, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Madeira Grove Clinic, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- 536-564 High Road Woodford Green, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- 536-564 High Road Woodford Green, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Woodford Library Snakes Lane Woodford Green, not permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- Woodford Library Snakes Lane Woodford Green, not permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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: of the 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 25 addresses are between 27 m and 35 m above sea level (30 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 | Highams Park 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Chingford 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Wood Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Roding Valley Underground Station | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Woodford Underground Station | 940 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Buckhurst Hill Underground Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Heronway Woodford | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Woodford Station Car Park (TfL) | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 25 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 33 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Broadway Surgery | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Easter Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodford Green Dental | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Holly House Private Hospital | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Chingford Police Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ray Park 11 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 6,390 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.1 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,560 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knighton Wood | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Lord's Bushes | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Daisy Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Magpie Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Fairmead Bottom | Valley | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) north |
| Lincoln Island | Island | 4.8 km (3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 25 |
20 of the postcode's 25 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 King's Avenue.