IG1 2AL

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 2AG 30 m
IG1 2AF 43 m
IG1 2DR 48 m
IG1 2AT 57 m
IG1 2FS 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG1 2AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG1
Postcode sector
IG1 2
Latitude
51.558000
Longitude
0.069800
British National Grid easting
543,580
British National Grid northing
186,376

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
E00175144
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 032H · E01034484
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
197
Primary
120
Secondary
27
  1. Cleveland Road Primary School

    Community school

    506 m
  2. The Ursuline Academy Ilford

    Academy converter

    509 m
  3. Read Academy Education

    Other independent school

    551 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,182
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,311
  • Anti social behaviour 1,168
  • Vehicle crime 828
  • Other theft 819
  • Theft from the person 803

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.

GP practices

97

within 5 km straight-line

  • YORK ROAD SURGERY

    55 YORK ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 3AF

    ODS code F86657

    301 m

  • ILFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    61 CLEVELAND ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 1EE

    ODS code F86022

    323 m

  • GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 GRANVILLE ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JY

    ODS code Y00918

    580 m

  • ST CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    38 BATHURST ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4LA

    ODS code F86702

    677 m

  • BALFOUR ROAD SURGERY

    92 BALFOUR ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JE

    ODS code F86042

    705 m

  • THE MANOR PARK PRACTICE

    778 ROMFORD ROAD, LONDON, E12 5JG

    ODS code F84729

    976 m

  • MATHUKIA'S SURGERY

    281 ILFORD LANE, ILFORD, IG1 2SF

    ODS code F86692

    996 m

  • SANGAM PRACTICE

    1 TORONTO AVENUE, LONDON, E12 5JF

    ODS code F84658

    1.1 km

  • THE DRIVE SURGERY

    68 THE DRIVE, CRANBROOK, ILFORD, IG1 3HZ

    ODS code F86652

    1.3 km

  • AT MEDICS - THE LOXFORD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02987

    1.4 km

  • ILFORD LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86082

    1.4 km

  • E12 HEALTH

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

    ODS code F84121

    1.6 km

  • NEWHAM TRANSITIONAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84740

    1.6 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    HARPOUR ROAD, BARKING, IG11 8RJ

    ODS code F82625

    1.8 km

  • OAK TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    273-275 GREEN LANE, ILFORD, IG3 9TJ

    ODS code F86025

    1.9 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    1.9 km

  • VICTORIA & FIVE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 QUEENS ROAD, BARKING, IG11 8GD

    ODS code F82034

    2.0 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

    1 SALISBURY ROAD, SEVEN KINGS, ILFORD, IG3 8BG

    ODS code F86637

    2.0 km

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    2.1 km

  • ALDERSBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86731

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 97 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ilford Station

    RSE · Ilford

    0.0 miles
  • Ilford / Chapel Road

    BCT · Ilford

    0.0 miles
  • Ilford Station / Ilford Hill

    BCT · Ilford

    0.0 miles
  • Ilford Broadway

    BCT · Ilford

    0.0 miles
  • Ilford Station

    BCT · Ilford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redbridge 032H, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,618 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

197 open schools are in scope, including 120 primary and 27 secondary schools. Cleveland Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 506 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,182 published events cover 12 months, averaging 848.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,311 events.

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