IG2 6NS

Cranbrook · Redbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG2 6FD 20 m
IG2 6FA 31 m
IG2 6FB 34 m
IG2 6JE 43 m
IG2 6NQ 43 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG2 6NS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2014
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG2
Postcode sector
IG2 6
Latitude
51.576258
Longitude
0.065072
British National Grid easting
543,195
British National Grid northing
188,397

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
E00185733
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
164
Primary
98
Secondary
23
  1. Valentines High School

    Community school

    252 m
  2. Gearies Primary School

    Community school

    546 m
  3. Beehive Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    709 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,764
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,615
  • Anti social behaviour 701
  • Vehicle crime 494
  • Other theft 341
  • Shoplifting 341

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

85

within 5 km straight-line

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    80 m

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    750 m

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    750 m

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    789 m

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    789 m

  • THE DRIVE SURGERY

    68 THE DRIVE, CRANBROOK, ILFORD, IG1 3HZ

    ODS code F86652

    1.0 km

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    1.5 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

    1.5 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

    1.7 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

    1.9 km

  • ILFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    61 CLEVELAND ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 1EE

    ODS code F86022

    2.2 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    2.3 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    2.4 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

  • ALDERSBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86731

    2.5 km

  • SANGAM PRACTICE

    1 TORONTO AVENUE, LONDON, E12 5JF

    ODS code F84658

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 85 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Clarence Avenue

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Gants Hill Underground Station

    PLT · 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 Station

    BCT · 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

164 open schools are in scope, including 98 primary and 23 secondary schools. Valentines High School is the nearest published school at 252 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,764 published events cover 12 months, averaging 397 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,615 events.

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