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IG2 6WG

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 6UY 0 m
IG2 6XD 62 m
IG2 6XB 86 m
IG4 5EL 94 m
IG2 6UU 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG2 6WG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2003
Terminated
1 July 2004
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG2
Postcode sector
IG2 6
Latitude
51.580293
Longitude
0.060103
British National Grid easting
542,838
British National Grid northing
188,836

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
E00018378
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 012D · E01003651
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
168
Primary
95
Secondary
25

  1. Beehive Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    153 m

  2. Redbridge Primary School

    Community school

    583 m

  3. Gearies Primary School

    Community school

    720 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,597
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,222
  • Anti social behaviour 556
  • Vehicle crime 425
  • Other theft 243
  • Public order 199

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

82

within 5 km straight-line

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    486 m

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    836 m

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    836 m

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    930 m

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    930 m

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    1.4 km

  • THE DRIVE SURGERY

    68 THE DRIVE, CRANBROOK, ILFORD, IG1 3HZ

    ODS code F86652

    1.4 km

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    1.8 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    2.0 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    2.0 km

  • ST CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    38 BATHURST ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4LA

    ODS code F86702

    2.0 km

  • GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 GRANVILLE ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JY

    ODS code Y00918

    2.0 km

  • BALFOUR ROAD SURGERY

    92 BALFOUR ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JE

    ODS code F86042

    2.2 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    2.3 km

  • YORK ROAD SURGERY

    55 YORK ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 3AF

    ODS code F86657

    2.4 km

  • THE EVERGREEN SURGERY

    26 HIGH STREET, LONDON, E11 2AQ

    ODS code F86023

    2.4 km

  • WANSTEAD PLACE SURGERY

    45 WANSTEAD PLACE, WANSTEAD, LONDON, E11 2SW

    ODS code F86032

    2.6 km

  • ALDERSBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86731

    2.7 km

  • ILFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    61 CLEVELAND ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 1EE

    ODS code F86022

    2.8 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 82 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Highwood Gardens

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Beehive Lane Clayhall

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Wycombe Road

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Glenwood Gardens

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Longwood Gardens Gants Hill

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redbridge 012D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,405 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

168 open schools are in scope, including 95 primary and 25 secondary schools. Beehive Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 153 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,597 published events cover 12 months, averaging 299.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,222 events.

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