IG8 7EP Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bridge. Region: London.
Streets
- St Anthony's Avenue, Woodford: 38 addresses
- St Anthonys Avenue, Woodford Green: 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 (50% of about 620 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
- Rayleigh Road Garage Site, Woodford Green, not permissioned (150 m)
- Charteris Road Car Park & Woodford Station Car Park, not permissioned (290 m)
- Charteris Road Car Park & Woodford Station Car Park, not permissioned (290 m)
- Woodford Library Snakes Lane Woodford Green, not permissioned (450 m)
- Woodford Library Snakes Lane Woodford Green, not permissioned (450 m)
- Madeira Grove Clinic, permissioned (460 m)
- Madeira Grove Clinic, permissioned (460 m)
- Works at Maybank Road & Chigwell Road Woodford, not permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 10 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 39 addresses are between 19 m and 25 m above sea level (21 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 | 2.6 km |
| Wood Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Chingford 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Woodford Underground Station | 320 m |
| Roding Valley Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| South Woodford Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest St. Anthony's Avenue Woodford | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 7.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 11.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Woodford Station Car Park (TfL) | 340 m |
| EV charging points | 45 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 34.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Broadway Surgery | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest My Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodford Green Dental | 380 m |
| Hospital | Roding Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Wanstead Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Ray Park 11 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,120 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,360 m² | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 39 | 39 |
None of the postcode's 39 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 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) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 St Anthony's Avenue.