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IG2 6HU

Barkingside · Redbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG2 6JU 31 m
IG2 6JZ 34 m
IG2 6LE 44 m
IG2 6LJ 52 m
IG2 6LL 56 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG2 6HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG2
Postcode sector
IG2 6
Latitude
51.577131
Longitude
0.068071
British National Grid easting
543,400
British National Grid northing
188,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Redbridge · E09000026
Electoral ward
Barkingside · E05011235
Parish or community
E43000216
Westminster constituency
Ilford North · E14001300
Output area
E00185823
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 015D · E01003653
Middle layer super output area
Redbridge 015 · E02000765

Postcode source versions

Explore IG2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
161
Primary
95
Secondary
23

  1. Valentines High School

    Community school

    331 m

  2. Gearies Primary School

    Community school

    343 m

  3. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    582 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,278
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,721
  • Anti social behaviour 755
  • Vehicle crime 530
  • Shoplifting 477
  • Other theft 391

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

77

within 5 km straight-line

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    254 m

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    550 m

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    550 m

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    575 m

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    575 m

  • THE DRIVE SURGERY

    68 THE DRIVE, CRANBROOK, ILFORD, IG1 3HZ

    ODS code F86652

    1.2 km

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    1.2 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    1.4 km

  • ST CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    38 BATHURST ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4LA

    ODS code F86702

    1.5 km

  • GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 GRANVILLE ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JY

    ODS code Y00918

    1.6 km

  • BALFOUR ROAD SURGERY

    92 BALFOUR ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JE

    ODS code F86042

    1.7 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    1.9 km

  • YORK ROAD SURGERY

    55 YORK ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 3AF

    ODS code F86657

    2.0 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    2.2 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    2.2 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    2.2 km

  • ILFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    61 CLEVELAND ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 1EE

    ODS code F86022

    2.3 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86637

    2.5 km

  • OAK TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    273-275 GREEN LANE, ILFORD, IG3 9TJ

    ODS code F86025

    2.7 km

  • THE MANOR PARK PRACTICE

    778 ROMFORD ROAD, LONDON, E12 5JG

    ODS code F84729

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 77 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Gants Hill Station

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Gants Hill Station

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Gants Hill Station

    TMU · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Parham Drive

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Gants Hill Station

    TMU · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redbridge 015D, 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

14,262 of 33,755

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

161 open schools are in scope, including 95 primary and 23 secondary schools. Valentines High School is the nearest published school at 331 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,278 published events cover 12 months, averaging 439.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,721 events.

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