IG6
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Fullwell Cross, Barkingside and Hainault, 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 IG6 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In IG6, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How IG6 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is IG6 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IG6 at a rate of 88.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.7 per 1,000 people across IG.
In August 2026 alone, 235 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IG6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (875), anti-social behaviour (595) and other crime (436).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IG6 was 89.2 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 IG6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IG6 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in IG6
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbridge 002A | 1,922 | 139.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.1% |
| Redbridge 002D | 2,527 | 95.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.4% |
| Redbridge 003A | 1,895 | 89.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 78.0% |
| Redbridge 006A | 1,526 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| Redbridge 006B | 1,554 | 48.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.1% |
| Redbridge 006C | 2,525 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.6% |
| Redbridge 006D | 2,053 | 190.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.2% |
| Redbridge 006E | 2,252 | 117.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.1% |
| Redbridge 006F | 2,651 | 53.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 57.8% |
| Redbridge 006G | 2,032 | 127.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.8% |
| Redbridge 010A | 2,420 | 64.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.7% |
| Redbridge 010C | 1,912 | 96.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.3% |
| Redbridge 012B | 1,513 | 49.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.4% |
| Redbridge 013A | 2,256 | 97.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.4% |
| Redbridge 015B | 1,779 | 60.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Redbridge 017A | 1,907 | 115.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 71.4% |
Your MP
- Wes StreetingLabourMP for Ilford North
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 IG62
Postcode sectors in IG63
Council1
Towns in IG61
Postcode districts next to IG65
Nearest rail stations4
More in the IG postcode area2
IG6 in brief
IG6 is a postcode district covering Fullwell Cross, Barkingside and Hainault, in Redbridge.
About 32,977 people lived in IG6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £485,000 in 2025 across 279 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 88.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IG6 was £485,000 in 2025.
IG6 had 31,340 usual residents at the census.
In IG6, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In IG6, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.