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IG2 6TE

Barkingside · Redbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG2 6TB 67 m
IG2 6SX 68 m
IG2 6RD 91 m
IG2 6TA 108 m
IG2 6TD 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG2 6TE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG2
Postcode sector
IG2 6
Latitude
51.578882
Longitude
0.071268
British National Grid easting
543,616
British National Grid northing
188,701

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
E00018381
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 015D · E01003653
Middle layer super output area
Redbridge 015 · E02000765

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6a, Waremead Road, Ilford, IG2 6TE 20 June 2014 £202,000
2, Waremead Road, Ilford, IG2 6TE 8 October 2003 £250,000
8, Waremead Road, Ilford, IG2 6TE 26 November 2002 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
151
Primary
90
Secondary
22

  1. Gearies Primary School

    Community school

    120 m

  2. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    287 m

  3. Valentines High School

    Community school

    600 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,027
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,665
  • Anti social behaviour 729
  • Shoplifting 521
  • Vehicle crime 476
  • Other theft 359

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

15 female, 20 male

Postcode households
13
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IG2 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

73

within 5 km

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    286 m

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    286 m

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    287 m

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    287 m

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    525 m

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    1.1 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    1.2 km

  • THE DRIVE SURGERY

    68 THE DRIVE, CRANBROOK, ILFORD, IG1 3HZ

    ODS code F86652

    1.5 km

  • ST CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    38 BATHURST ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4LA

    ODS code F86702

    1.7 km

  • GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 GRANVILLE ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JY

    ODS code Y00918

    1.7 km

  • BALFOUR ROAD SURGERY

    92 BALFOUR ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JE

    ODS code F86042

    1.8 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    1.9 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    1.9 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    2.0 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    2.2 km

  • YORK ROAD SURGERY

    55 YORK ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 3AF

    ODS code F86657

    2.2 km

  • ILFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    61 CLEVELAND ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 1EE

    ODS code F86022

    2.4 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86637

    2.5 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    2.5 km

  • OAK TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    273-275 GREEN LANE, ILFORD, IG3 9TJ

    ODS code F86025

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 73 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Martley Drive

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Shere Road

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Icknield Drive

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Gantshill Crescent

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Gants Hill Station

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.2 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

151 open schools are in scope, including 90 primary and 22 secondary schools. Gearies Primary School is the nearest published school at 120 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,027 published events cover 12 months, averaging 418.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,665 events.

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