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IG2 6GY

Cranbrook · Redbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cranbrook
Local authority
Redbridge
Constituency
Ilford North
Postcode district
IG2
Postcode sector
IG2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG2 6JF 60 m
IG2 6ER 64 m
IG2 6EY 80 m
IG2 6JG 84 m
IG2 6JQ 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG2 6GY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG2
Postcode sector
IG2 6
Latitude
51.574486
Longitude
0.065064
British National Grid easting
543,200
British National Grid northing
188,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Redbridge · E09000026
Electoral ward
Cranbrook · E05011241
Parish or community
E43000216
Westminster constituency
Ilford North · E14001300
Output area
E00185756
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 035A · E01003690
Middle layer super output area
Redbridge 035 · E02006924

Postcode source versions

Explore IG2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
175
Primary
105
Secondary
25

  1. Valentines High School

    Community school

    123 m

  2. Gearies Primary School

    Community school

    703 m

  3. Cranbrook Primary School

    Community school

    707 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,164
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,753
  • Anti social behaviour 731
  • Vehicle crime 521
  • Other theft 377
  • Shoplifting 362

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IG2 6 residents
16,104

Age bands in IG2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

3,214 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.7%

2,069 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.4%

5,420 residents

Age 45 to 64
22%

3,567 residents

Age 65 and over
12.1%

1,966 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

91

within 5 km straight-line

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    267 m

  • THE DRIVE SURGERY

    68 THE DRIVE, CRANBROOK, ILFORD, IG1 3HZ

    ODS code F86652

    828 m

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    910 m

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    910 m

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    934 m

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    934 m

  • ST CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    38 BATHURST ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4LA

    ODS code F86702

    1.3 km

  • GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 GRANVILLE ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JY

    ODS code Y00918

    1.3 km

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

    NEWBURY PARK HEALTH CTRE, 40 PERRYMANS FARM ROAD, NEWBURY PARK, ILFORD, IG2 7LE

    ODS code F86060

    1.5 km

  • BALFOUR ROAD SURGERY

    92 BALFOUR ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JE

    ODS code F86042

    1.5 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    1.7 km

  • YORK ROAD SURGERY

    55 YORK ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 3AF

    ODS code F86657

    1.7 km

  • ILFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    61 CLEVELAND ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 1EE

    ODS code F86022

    2.0 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    2.1 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    2.3 km

  • THE MANOR PARK PRACTICE

    778 ROMFORD ROAD, LONDON, E12 5JG

    ODS code F84729

    2.3 km

  • SANGAM PRACTICE

    1 TORONTO AVENUE, LONDON, E12 5JF

    ODS code F84658

    2.4 km

  • ALDERSBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86731

    2.4 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    2.5 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86637

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 91 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Gants Hill Station / Cranbrook Road

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Beehive Lane

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Gants Hill Station / Cranbrook Road

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Beehive Lane

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Beehive Lane

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redbridge 035A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,021 of 33,755

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

175 open schools are in scope, including 105 primary and 25 secondary schools. Valentines High School is the nearest published school at 123 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,164 published events cover 12 months, averaging 430.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,753 events.

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