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IG2 6HE

Cranbrook · Redbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG2 6NQ 47 m
IG2 6JE 48 m
IG2 6HW 49 m
IG2 6JD 59 m
IG2 6FD 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG2 6HE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG2
Postcode sector
IG2 6
Latitude
51.575875
Longitude
0.065849
British National Grid easting
543,250
British National Grid northing
188,356

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
E00175127
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 035A · E01003690
Middle layer super output area
Redbridge 035 · E02006924

Postcode source versions

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Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
545, Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG2 6HE 2 November 2020 £100,000
539 - 541, Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG2 6HE 24 August 2018 £1,400,000
549, Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG2 6HE 23 August 2017 £55,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
168
Primary
100
Secondary
24

  1. Valentines High School

    Community school

    191 m

  2. Gearies Primary School

    Community school

    544 m

  3. Beehive Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    777 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,100
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,729
  • Anti social behaviour 738
  • Vehicle crime 517
  • Shoplifting 379
  • Other theft 366

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
41

27 female, 14 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IG2 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%

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

86

within 5 km

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    146 m

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    751 m

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    751 m

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    781 m

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    781 m

  • THE DRIVE SURGERY

    68 THE DRIVE, CRANBROOK, ILFORD, IG1 3HZ

    ODS code F86652

    991 m

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    1.4 km

  • ST CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    38 BATHURST ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4LA

    ODS code F86702

    1.4 km

  • GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 GRANVILLE ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JY

    ODS code Y00918

    1.5 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    1.6 km

  • BALFOUR ROAD SURGERY

    92 BALFOUR ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JE

    ODS code F86042

    1.6 km

  • YORK ROAD SURGERY

    55 YORK ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 3AF

    ODS code F86657

    1.9 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    2.0 km

  • ILFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    61 CLEVELAND ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 1EE

    ODS code F86022

    2.2 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    2.3 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    2.3 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    2.4 km

  • THE MANOR PARK PRACTICE

    778 ROMFORD ROAD, LONDON, E12 5JG

    ODS code F84729

    2.5 km

  • SANGAM PRACTICE

    1 TORONTO AVENUE, LONDON, E12 5JF

    ODS code F84658

    2.5 km

  • ALDERSBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86731

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 86 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

  • Gants Hill Station / Cranbrook Road

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Gants Hill Station / Cranbrook Road

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Gants Hill Station

    TMU · Gants Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Gants Hill Station

    TMU · Gants Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Gants Hill Underground Station

    MET · Gants Hill

    0.0 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

168 open schools are in scope, including 100 primary and 24 secondary schools. Valentines High School is the nearest published school at 191 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,100 published events cover 12 months, averaging 425 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,729 events.

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