# IG2 6DF: area report for a postcode in Redbridge

IG2 6DF is a postcode in Redbridge.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Redbridge. Open the map at IG2 6DF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) › [IG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig2) › [IG2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **51 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Redbridge 023A: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0706,51.5745,IG26DF
- **Gants Hill, 380 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0706,51.5745,IG26DF
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0706,51.5745,IG26DF
- **No property in IG2 6DF listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.0706,51.5745,IG26DF
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Redbridge 023A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0706,51.5745,IG26DF
- **£481,297 average price**: For the whole of Redbridge, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0706,51.5745,IG26DF
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0706,51.5745,IG26DF
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0706,51.5745,IG26DF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IG2 6DF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0706,51.5745,IG26DF
- **Moderate road and rail noise at IG2 6DF**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0706,51.5745,IG26DF
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.0706,51.5745,IG26DF
- **14.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0706,51.5745,IG26DF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Valentines High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valentines-high-school-e102857) | Secondary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 57.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Gearies Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gearies-primary-school-e133934) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-e102842) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, November 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Apex Secondary School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/apex-secondary-school-for-girls-e151474) | Independent | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Apex Secondary School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/apex-secondary-school-for-boys-e151475) | Independent | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Newbury Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbury-park-primary-school-e102812) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cranbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cranbrook-primary-school-e131625) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beehive Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beehive-preparatory-school-e102867) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £510,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2023 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2024 | £710,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £562,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2023 | £650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2023 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £620,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Gants Hill (380 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG (500 m); THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE (750 m); CRANBROOK SURGERY (750 m); KENWOOD MEDICAL (780 m); THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (780 m)
- Pharmacies: GOLD'S PHARMACY GANTS HILL (420 m); SHELDONS PHARMACY (450 m); BEEHIVE PHARMACY (460 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (820 m); BRITANNIA PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: CLARENCE HOUSE DENTAL (410 m); DENTAL SURGERY (440 m); THE GANTS HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (490 m); DENTAL SURGERY (510 m); GANTS HILL SMILES DENTAL SURGERY (520 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Gants Hill Express (330 m, Tesco); Iceland Gants Hill (340 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Gants Hill Cranbrook Road Local (370 m, Sainsburys); Lidl London, Horns Road (860 m, Lidl); Aldi Newbury Park London (950 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £481,297** (July 2026). Redbridge’s average house price was £481,297 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,851** (2025). Full-time workers living in Redbridge earned a median of £44,851 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 51st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.7×** (2025). A home in Redbridge costs 10.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 39th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.9** (2025). Redbridge has a deprivation score of 19.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 136th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Redbridge 023A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.0** (2025). Redbridge 023A has a deprivation score of 10.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,718th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,772** (2021). Redbridge 023A had 2,772 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 330th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Redbridge 023A, 99.8% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 3.3%** (August 2026). In Redbridge 023A, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## IG2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £515,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IG2 was £515,000 in 2025. Joint 252nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,156** (2021). IG2 had 32,156 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 799th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in IG2 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.7%** (January 2026). In IG2, 93.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge)
- Centre: 51.5745, 0.0706

Council: [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Ilford North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ilford-north): Wes Streeting (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.0706,51.5745,IG26DF

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