IG5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Clayhall and Barkingside, in Redbridge.
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 IG5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In IG5, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How IG5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is IG5 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IG5 at a rate of 63.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.7 per 1,000 people across IG.
In August 2026 alone, 96 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IG5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (403), anti-social behaviour (227) and other crime (140).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IG5 was 66.7 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 IG5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IG5 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in IG5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbridge 008A | 1,529 | 76.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| Redbridge 008B | 2,064 | 109.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| Redbridge 008C | 1,772 | 43.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| Redbridge 008D | 1,520 | 71.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Redbridge 010B | 1,702 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Redbridge 010D | 1,500 | 74.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.7% |
| Redbridge 012C | 1,676 | 17.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| Redbridge 012D | 1,516 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| Redbridge 036D | 1,639 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Redbridge 036E | 1,759 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Redbridge 036F | 1,667 | 135.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
MPs for IG5
- Wes StreetingLabourMP for Ilford North100% of IG5’s postcodes
- Jas AthwalLabourMP for Ilford South0.4% of IG5’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in IG53
Postcode sectors in IG51
Council1
Towns in IG51
Postcode districts next to IG54
Nearest rail stations4
More in the IG postcode area2
IG5 in brief
IG5 is a postcode district covering Clayhall and Barkingside, in Redbridge.
About 18,483 people lived in IG5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £607,750 in 2025 across 118 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 63.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IG5 was £607,750 in 2025.
IG5 had 18,429 usual residents at the census.
In IG5, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In IG5, 5.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.