IG4 5AE

Cranbrook · Redbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ilford
Local authority
Redbridge
Constituency
Ilford North
Postcode district
IG4
Postcode sector
IG4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG4 5AD 71 m
IG1 3PW 124 m
IG4 5AW 124 m
IG1 3SH 137 m
IG1 3SW 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG4 5AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG4
Postcode sector
IG4 5
Latitude
51.575351
Longitude
0.050628
British National Grid easting
542,197
British National Grid northing
188,268

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
E00018601
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 035H · E01003697
Middle layer super output area
Redbridge 035 · E02006924

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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55 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
44, Castle Drive, Ilford, IG4 5AE 26 August 2025 £250,000
21, Castle Drive, Ilford, IG4 5AE 8 April 2024 £250,000
1, Castle Drive, Ilford, IG4 5AE 11 October 2019 £635,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
191
Primary
104
Secondary
27
  1. Redbridge Primary School

    Community school

    650 m
  2. Cranbrook Primary School

    Community school

    651 m
  3. Beehive Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    815 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,026
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,033
  • Anti social behaviour 460
  • Vehicle crime 370
  • Other theft 202
  • Public order 196

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
164

83 female, 81 male

Postcode households
48
Residents per household
3.4
IG4 5 residents
10,573

Age bands in IG4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

1,732 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.2%

1,489 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

2,822 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

2,384 residents

Age 65 and over
13.9%

1,363 residents

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IG4 5 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

96

within 5 km

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    972 m

  • THE DRIVE SURGERY

    68 THE DRIVE, CRANBROOK, ILFORD, IG1 3HZ

    ODS code F86652

    1.1 km

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    1.6 km

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    1.6 km

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    1.7 km

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    1.7 km

  • THE EVERGREEN SURGERY

    26 HIGH STREET, LONDON, E11 2AQ

    ODS code F86023

    1.8 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    1.8 km

  • ALDERSBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86731

    1.8 km

  • WANSTEAD PLACE SURGERY

    45 WANSTEAD PLACE, WANSTEAD, LONDON, E11 2SW

    ODS code F86032

    1.9 km

  • GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 GRANVILLE ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JY

    ODS code Y00918

    2.0 km

  • ST CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    38 BATHURST ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4LA

    ODS code F86702

    2.0 km

  • YORK ROAD SURGERY

    55 YORK ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 3AF

    ODS code F86657

    2.1 km

  • BALFOUR ROAD SURGERY

    92 BALFOUR ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JE

    ODS code F86042

    2.2 km

  • SANGAM PRACTICE

    1 TORONTO AVENUE, LONDON, E12 5JF

    ODS code F84658

    2.4 km

  • THE MANOR PARK PRACTICE

    778 ROMFORD ROAD, LONDON, E12 5JG

    ODS code F84729

    2.4 km

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    2.5 km

  • DR MOHAMMED GREEN MAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 HANBURY DRIVE, LEYTONSTONE, LONDON, E11 1GA

    ODS code F86621

    2.5 km

  • ILFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    61 CLEVELAND ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 1EE

    ODS code F86022

    2.6 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 96 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

  • The Drive (IG1)

    BCT · Redbridge

    0.1 miles
  • The Drive Methodist Church

    BCT · Redbridge

    0.1 miles
  • Castleview Gardens

    BCT · Redbridge

    0.1 miles
  • Redbridge Station

    BCT · Redbridge

    0.1 miles
  • The Drive (IG1)

    BCT · Redbridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redbridge 035H, 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

17,488 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £250,000 from 2 recorded sales in IG4 5AE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Redbridge is £495,977 in June 2026, up 3.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

191 open schools are in scope, including 104 primary and 27 secondary schools. Redbridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 650 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,026 published events cover 12 months, averaging 252.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,033 events.

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