IG1 2AB

Ilford Town · Redbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Redbridge
Constituency
Ilford South
Postcode district
IG1
Postcode sector
IG1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG1 2FH 65 m
IG1 2DF 93 m
IG1 3AQ 93 m
IG1 2DH 95 m
IG1 2BZ 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG1 2AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG1
Postcode sector
IG1 2
Latitude
51.557698
Longitude
0.064982
British National Grid easting
543,247
British National Grid northing
186,333

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Redbridge · E09000026
Parish or community
E43000216
Westminster constituency
Ilford South · E14001301
Output area
E00185824
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 032G · E01034483
Middle layer super output area
Redbridge 032 · E02000782

Postcode source versions

Explore IG1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
205
Primary
124
Secondary
27
  1. Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    532 m
  2. Apex Primary School

    Other independent school

    558 m
  3. Read Academy Education

    Other independent school

    562 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,824
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,124
  • Anti social behaviour 1,142
  • Theft from the person 804
  • Vehicle crime 793
  • Other theft 790

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IG1 2 residents
22,854

Age bands in IG1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.5%

5,891 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.7%

3,527 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.5%

8,040 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.2%

4,842 residents

Age 65 and over
7.1%

1,712 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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

99

within 5 km

  • YORK ROAD SURGERY

    55 YORK ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 3AF

    ODS code F86657

    175 m

  • ILFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    61 CLEVELAND ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 1EE

    ODS code F86022

    646 m

  • THE MANOR PARK PRACTICE

    778 ROMFORD ROAD, LONDON, E12 5JG

    ODS code F84729

    676 m

  • GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 GRANVILLE ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JY

    ODS code Y00918

    737 m

  • SANGAM PRACTICE

    1 TORONTO AVENUE, LONDON, E12 5JF

    ODS code F84658

    783 m

  • ST CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    38 BATHURST ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4LA

    ODS code F86702

    871 m

  • BALFOUR ROAD SURGERY

    92 BALFOUR ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JE

    ODS code F86042

    965 m

  • MATHUKIA'S SURGERY

    281 ILFORD LANE, ILFORD, IG1 2SF

    ODS code F86692

    1.1 km

  • THE DRIVE SURGERY

    68 THE DRIVE, CRANBROOK, ILFORD, IG1 3HZ

    ODS code F86652

    1.1 km

  • E12 HEALTH

    30 CHURCH ROAD, MANOR PARK, LONDON, E12 6AQ

    ODS code F84121

    1.3 km

  • NEWHAM TRANSITIONAL PRACTICE

    30 CHURCH ROAD, THE CENTRE, MANOR PARK, LONDON, E12 6AQ

    ODS code F84740

    1.3 km

  • AT MEDICS - THE LOXFORD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02987

    1.5 km

  • ILFORD LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86082

    1.5 km

  • ALDERSBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 ALDERSBROOK ROAD, MANOR PARK, LONDON, E12 5DL

    ODS code F86731

    1.9 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    HARPOUR ROAD, BARKING, IG11 8RJ

    ODS code F82625

    1.9 km

  • VICTORIA & FIVE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 QUEENS ROAD, BARKING, IG11 8GD

    ODS code F82034

    2.0 km

  • WORDSWORTH HEALTH CENTRE

    19 WORDSWORTH AVENUE, LONDON, E12 6SU

    ODS code F84074

    2.1 km

  • E12 MEDICAL CENTRE

    243 HIGH STREET NORTH, MANOR PARK, LONDON, E12 6SJ

    ODS code F84739

    2.1 km

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

    63 ETHELBERT GARDENS, GANTS HILL, ILFORD, IG2 6UP

    ODS code F86008

    2.1 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

    40 CAMERON ROAD, SEVEN KINGS, ILFORD, IG3 8LF

    ODS code Y00090

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 99 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ilford Station

    RSE · Ilford

    0.1 miles
  • Chapel Road

    BCT · Ilford

    0.1 miles
  • North Circular Road Ilford

    BCT · Little Ilford

    0.1 miles
  • Roden Street

    BCT · Ilford

    0.1 miles
  • Ilford Station / Ilford Hill

    BCT · Ilford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redbridge 032G, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,280 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

205 open schools are in scope, including 124 primary and 27 secondary schools. Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre is the nearest published school at 532 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,824 published events cover 12 months, averaging 818.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,124 events.

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