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

IG2 6QH 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 6QH 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

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. Redbridge 017C: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0755,51.5762,IG26QH
- **Gants Hill, 650 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0755,51.5762,IG26QH
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0755,51.5762,IG26QH
- **No property in IG2 6QH 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=0.0755,51.5762,IG26QH
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Redbridge 017C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0755,51.5762,IG26QH
- **£481,297 average price**: For the whole of Redbridge, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0755,51.5762,IG26QH
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0755,51.5762,IG26QH
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0755,51.5762,IG26QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IG2 6QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0755,51.5762,IG26QH
- **Low road and rail noise at IG2 6QH**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0755,51.5762,IG26QH
- **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=0.0755,51.5762,IG26QH
- **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=0.0755,51.5762,IG26QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-e102842) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, November 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gearies Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gearies-primary-school-e133934) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Valentines High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valentines-high-school-e102857) | Secondary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 57.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Newbury Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbury-park-primary-school-e102812) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fullwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fullwood-primary-school-e102833) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Seven Kings School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seven-kings-school-e102856) | All-through | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, April 2025 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oaks Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oaks-park-high-school-e133405) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 54.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Apex Secondary School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/apex-secondary-school-for-girls-e151474) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £645,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2024 | £525,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £674,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £530,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £570,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £540,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2023 | £625,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2024 | £490,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Gants Hill (650 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE (560 m); CRANBROOK SURGERY (560 m); KENWOOD MEDICAL (630 m); THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (630 m); NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE (720 m)
- Pharmacies: BRITANNIA PHARMACY (520 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (600 m); GOLD'S PHARMACY GANTS HILL (640 m); SHELDONS PHARMACY (710 m); BORNO CHEMISTS LIMITED (760 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (220 m); THE GANTS HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (350 m); CLARENCE HOUSE DENTAL (720 m); GANTS HILL SMILES DENTAL SURGERY (770 m); DENTAL SURGERY (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Gants Hill Express (470 m, Tesco); Lidl London, Horns Road (540 m, Lidl); Aldi Newbury Park London (630 m, Aldi); Sainsburys Gants Hill Cranbrook Road Local (670 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Gants Hill (670 m, Iceland)

## 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 017C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.5** (2025). Redbridge 017C has a deprivation score of 11.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,536th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £521,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Redbridge 017C was £521,500 in 2025. 4,208th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,656** (2021). Redbridge 017C had 1,656 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,403rd 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Redbridge 017C, 99.4% 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.

## 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: 51.5762, 0.0755

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=0.0755,51.5762,IG26QH

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