IG8 9DA Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Churchfields. Region: London.
Streets
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 570 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
- 83 Churchfields South Woodford, permissioned (280 m)
- 83 Churchfields South Woodford, permissioned (280 m)
- Southend Road and Maybank Road, not permissioned (630 m)
- Southend Road and Maybank Road, not permissioned (630 m)
- Rear of 127 High Road, South Woodford, permissioned (690 m)
- Charteris Road Car Park & Woodford Station Car Park, not permissioned (710 m)
- Charteris Road Car Park & Woodford Station Car Park, not permissioned (710 m)
- Works at Maybank Road & Chigwell Road Woodford, not permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 32 addresses are between 25 m and 31 m above sea level (29 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 2.2 km |
| Wood Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Chingford 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Woodford Underground Station | 820 m |
| South Woodford Underground Station | 950 m | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Wansford Road Woodford | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 6.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 10.6 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Derby Road Car Park | 640 m |
| EV charging points | 54 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 34.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Elmhurst Practice | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Churchfields Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodford House Dental Practice | 590 m |
| Hospital | Roding Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Wanstead Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | *deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food South Woodford George Lane, Redbridge | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Salway Gardens 8,170 m² | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4.6 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 770 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,360 m² | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 9.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Raikes Mausoleum in St Mary's Churchyard, a listed building (Grade II*), 660 m south-west. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Raikes Mausoleum in St Mary's Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m south-west |
| Godfrey Monument in St Mary's Churchyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south-west |
| Hurst House, the Naked Beauty | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Daisy Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| Walthamstow Forest | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Cuthbert Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km east |
| Egg Clump | Wood | 2.1 km east |
| Lincoln Island | Island | 3.3 km south |
| Magpie Hill | Hill | 4.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 31 |
1 of the postcode's 32 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.