# IG1

Postcode district covering Ilford, Loxford and Cranbrook, in Redbridge.

IG1 is a postcode district covering Ilford, Loxford and Cranbrook, in Redbridge. Median sale price £450,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 128.9 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code IG1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [IG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an IG1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IG1 was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 412th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 71,900** (2021). IG1 had 71,900 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 37th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig1#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 25%** (2022). About 25% of people in IG1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig1#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.6%** (January 2026). In IG1, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=IG1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 25% of people in IG1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=IG1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 258 homes were sold in IG1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=IG1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for IG1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=IG1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): IG1 had 71,900 usual residents at the census.

## How IG1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | IG1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £450,000 | 2nd cheapest | 11 postcode districts, IG · 2025 |
| Population | 71,900 | most populated | 11 postcode districts, IG · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 25% | most people in radon Affected Areas | 11 postcode districts, IG · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.6% | 3rd highest | 11 postcode districts, IG · Jan 2026 |

## Is IG1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IG1 at a rate of 128.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.7 per 1,000 people across the IG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 710 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IG1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,017), anti-social behaviour (2,098) and other crime (1,483).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IG1 was 127.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in IG1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IG1 has no single figure. Of its 39 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in IG1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Redbridge 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003756) | 2,496 | 44.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.0% |
| [Redbridge 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01034480) | 1,346 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.7% |
| [Redbridge 023F](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01034481) | 1,706 | 110.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.3% |
| [Redbridge 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003781) | 2,018 | 187.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.2% |
| [Redbridge 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003782) | 1,740 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.5% |
| [Redbridge 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003786) | 1,636 | 61.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Redbridge 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003787) | 1,645 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Redbridge 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003783) | 2,530 | 388.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.5% |
| [Redbridge 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003784) | 2,007 | 92.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Redbridge 029C](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003785) | 2,047 | 106.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.8% |
| [Redbridge 029D](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003788) | 1,835 | 126.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.7% |
| [Redbridge 031D](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003740) | 2,222 | 60.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Redbridge 031G](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003743) | 1,902 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Redbridge 032B](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003729) | 1,773 | 227.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.6% |
| [Redbridge 032C](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003730) | 1,838 | – | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Redbridge 032D](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003732) | 1,832 | 80.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.9% |
| [Redbridge 032E](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003733) | 1,838 | 117.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.6% |
| [Redbridge 032F](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01034482) | 1,083 | 199.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.8% |
| [Redbridge 032G](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01034483) | 1,418 | 159.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Redbridge 032H](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01034484) | 1,705 | 114.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 88.8% |
| [Redbridge 033A](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003731) | 1,413 | 138.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Redbridge 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003734) | 1,836 | 125.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.2% |
| [Redbridge 033C](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003735) | 2,109 | 118.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.9% |
| [Redbridge 033D](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003736) | 2,037 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Redbridge 035B](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003691) | 1,606 | 71.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Redbridge 035C](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003692) | 1,642 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Redbridge 035D](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003693) | 1,702 | 62.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% |
| [Redbridge 035E](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003694) | 1,467 | 87.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.3% |
| [Redbridge 035F](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003695) | 1,523 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| [Redbridge 035G](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003696) | 1,784 | 42.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.2% |
| [Redbridge 035H](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003697) | 1,728 | 95.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.9% |
| [Redbridge 039A](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01033591) | 2,977 | 170.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 78.2% |
| [Redbridge 039B](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01033589) | 1,954 | 425.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.0% |
| [Redbridge 039C](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003689) | 2,231 | 543.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 67.2% |
| [Redbridge 040A](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003686) | 2,020 | 82.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| [Redbridge 040B](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003688) | 1,842 | 109.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Redbridge 040C](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003683) | 2,187 | 35.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Redbridge 040D](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003685) | 1,925 | 80.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| [Redbridge 040E](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003684) | 1,866 | 60.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Ilford South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ilford-south): Jas Athwal (Labour), MP since July 2024. 69% of the people here.
- [Ilford North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ilford-north): Wes Streeting (Labour), MP since July 2024. 31% of the people here.
- [Leyton and Wanstead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leyton-and-wanstead): Mr Calvin Bailey (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.5% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in IG1

[Ilford Central & East](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/ilford-central-and-east), [Ilford North East](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/ilford-north-east), [Ilford North West](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/ilford-north-west), [Ilford South East](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/ilford-south-east), [Ilford South West](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/ilford-south-west), [Ley Street](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/ley-street), [Loxford Park](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/loxford-park), [Valentines Park & Cranbrook](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/valentines-park-and-cranbrook)

## Postcode sectors in IG1

[IG1 1 (220 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig1-1), [IG1 2 (250 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig1-2), [IG1 3 (189 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig1-3), [IG1 4 (172 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig1-4), [IG1 8 (49 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig1-8), [IG1 9 (33 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig1-9)

## Council

[Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge)

## Towns in IG1

[Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge)

## Postcode districts next to IG1

[E11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e11), [E12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e12), [IG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig2), [IG3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig3), [IG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig4), [IG11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig11)

## Nearest rail stations

[Ilford (700 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0697,51.5591), [Seven Kings (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0971,51.5640), [Barking (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0809,51.5395), [Barking (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0810,51.5393)

## More in the IG postcode area

[All IG postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## IG1 in brief

IG1 is a postcode district covering Ilford, Loxford and Cranbrook, in Redbridge.
About 76,962 people lived in IG1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £450,000 in 2025 across 258 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 128.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IG1 was £450,000 in 2025.
IG1 had 71,900 usual residents at the census.
About 25% of people in IG1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IG1, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: IG1
- Postcode area: [IG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig)
- Constituency: [Ilford South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ilford-south)
- Council: [Redbridge †](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge)
- Area: 7.05 km²
- People, mid-2024: 76,962*
- Neighbourhoods: 39
- Output areas: 174

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[E12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e12), [IG3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig3), [IG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig2), [IG11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig11), [IG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig4), [E11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e11)

## Latest updates for IG1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/IG1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig1#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig1