RM6 4YP Redbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chadwell. 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 C (63% of about 380 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
- Dunelm Nursing Home and Grovelands Day Centre Grove Road Chadwell Heath, not permissioned (100 m)
- Dunelm Nursing Home and Grovelands Day Centre Grove Road Chadwell Heath, not permissioned (100 m)
- Polygram Building Unit 1 Clyde Works Chadwell Heath Lane Chadwell Heath, not permissioned (390 m)
- Polygram Building Unit 1 Clyde Works Chadwell Heath Lane Chadwell Heath, not permissioned (390 m)
- Newton Industrial Estate Eastern Avenue, not permissioned (680 m)
- Newton Industrial Estate Eastern Avenue, not permissioned (680 m)
- Land in and around King George/Goodmayes Hospitals, not permissioned (690 m)
- Land in and around King George/Goodmayes Hospitals, not permissioned (690 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 25 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 | Chadwell Heath 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Goodmayes 4.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Newbury Racecourse 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Haywards Close Little Heath | 30 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 6.9 km |
| Car parks | Seven Kings Park Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Grove Surgery | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cordeve LTD Dispensing Chemist | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barley Lane (Dental Surgery) | 910 m |
| Hospital | King George Hospital | 700 m |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,220 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,270 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.0 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Hainault Road Allotments South 1.2 ha | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chadwell Millenium Green | Wood | 520 m south-east |
| Fairlop Waters | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south-west |
| Dog Kennel Hill | Hill | 3.9 km north |
| Willoughby's Hill | Hill | 4.2 km north-east |
| Hospital Hill Wood | Wood | 4.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 15 |
15 of the postcode's 15 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 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 24% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 35% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.