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IG1

UK postcode district

Part of Ilford

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
2,222
Current units
913
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
10

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
1,309

Postcode sectors in IG1

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

6 sectors
22,602 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Littlemoor Road, Ilford, IG1 1XZ 24 July 2026 £495,000
263, Thorold Road, Ilford, IG1 4HE 23 July 2026 £540,000
33, Mount Pleasant, Ilford, IG1 2SG 17 July 2026 £215,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
18
Primary
10
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
8,701
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,826
  • Anti social behaviour 959
  • Theft from the person 724
  • Other theft 712
  • Vehicle crime 704

Census 2021

Population and age profile

IG1 usual residents
70,976
Age-profile population
71,501

Age bands in IG1

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
22.9%
16,408 residents
Age 15 to 24
13.7%
9,799 residents
Age 25 to 44
33.3%
23,818 residents
Age 45 to 64
20.9%
14,959 residents
Age 65 and over
9.1%
6,517 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 818 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 740 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 672 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

8

in this district

  • AT MEDICS - THE LOXFORD PRACTICE

    LOXFORD POLYCLINIC, 417 ILFORD LANE, ILFORD, IG1 2SN

    ODS code Y02987

  • BALFOUR ROAD SURGERY

    92 BALFOUR ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JE

    ODS code F86042

  • GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 GRANVILLE ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JY

    ODS code Y00918

  • ILFORD LANE SURGERY

    1ST FLOOR ,LOXFORD POLYCLINIC, 417 ILFORD LANE, ILFORD, IG1 2SN

    ODS code F86082

  • ILFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    61 CLEVELAND ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 1EE

    ODS code F86022

  • MATHUKIA'S SURGERY

    281 ILFORD LANE, ILFORD, IG1 2SF

    ODS code F86692

  • ST CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    38 BATHURST ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4LA

    ODS code F86702

  • YORK ROAD SURGERY

    55 YORK ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 3AF

    ODS code F86657

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £400,000 from 2,118 recorded sales in IG1. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Redbridge is £495,977 in June 2026, up 3.6% year on year.

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

8,701 published events cover 12 months, averaging 725 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,826 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.