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IG5

UK postcode district

Part of Ilford

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
335
Current units
238
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
6

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
97

Postcode sectors in IG5

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

1 sectors
6,750 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
74, Longwood Gardens, Ilford, IG5 0BB 13 July 2026 £890,000
6, Tiverton Avenue, Ilford, IG5 0LA 10 July 2026 £515,000
111, Clayhall Avenue, Ilford, IG5 0PN 7 July 2026 £705,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,052
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 348
  • Anti social behaviour 154
  • Shoplifting 141
  • Vehicle crime 114
  • Other theft 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

IG5 usual residents
18,328
Age-profile population
18,422

Age bands in IG5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
18.4%
3,386 residents
Age 15 to 24
13.7%
2,519 residents
Age 25 to 44
26.5%
4,885 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.9%
4,779 residents
Age 65 and over
15.5%
2,853 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 237 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 235 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 225 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

2

in this district

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £530,000 from 722 recorded sales in IG5. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,052 published events cover 12 months, averaging 88 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 348 events.

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