IG2 6NX

Barkingside · 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 6NE 23 m
IG2 6UP 35 m
IG2 6FB 54 m
IG2 6FD 54 m
IG2 6UW 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG2 6NX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2003
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG2
Postcode sector
IG2 6
Latitude
51.576755
Longitude
0.064922
British National Grid easting
543,183
British National Grid northing
188,452

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Redbridge · E09000026
Parish or community
E43000216
Westminster constituency
Ilford North · E14001300
Output area
E00018389
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 012A · E01003646
Middle layer super output area
Redbridge 012 · E02000762

Postcode source versions

Explore IG2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
164
Primary
97
Secondary
24
  1. Valentines High School

    Community school

    306 m
  2. Gearies Primary School

    Community school

    514 m
  3. Beehive Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    661 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,805
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,623
  • Anti social behaviour 715
  • Vehicle crime 501
  • Other theft 344
  • 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

80

within 5 km straight-line

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    35 m

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    715 m

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    715 m

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    761 m

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    761 m

  • THE DRIVE SURGERY

    68 THE DRIVE, CRANBROOK, ILFORD, IG1 3HZ

    ODS code F86652

    1.1 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

    1.6 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

  • 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

  • ILFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    61 CLEVELAND ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 1EE

    ODS code F86022

    2.3 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    2.4 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    2.4 km

  • ALDERSBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86731

    2.6 km

  • THE MANOR PARK PRACTICE

    778 ROMFORD ROAD, LONDON, E12 5JG

    ODS code F84729

    2.6 km

  • SANGAM PRACTICE

    1 TORONTO AVENUE, LONDON, E12 5JF

    ODS code F84658

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 80 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Gants Hill Underground Station

    PLT · Gants Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Gants Hill Station

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Clarence Avenue

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Gants Hill Station

    TMU · Gants Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Gants Hill Station

    TMU · Gants Hill

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redbridge 012A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,972 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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 97 primary and 24 secondary schools. Valentines High School is the nearest published school at 306 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,805 published events cover 12 months, averaging 400.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,623 events.

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