Property market
The five-year median is £475,000 from 1,545 recorded sales in IG6. 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.
IG6
UK postcode district
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 781
- Current units
- 568
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 7
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- London
- Local authority codes
- 1
- Terminated postcode units
- 213
Postcode sectors in IG6
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
13,478 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 21, Katherine Gardens, Ilford, IG6 2LF | 17 July 2026 | £570,000 |
| 8, Poplar Way, Ilford, IG6 1EL | 17 July 2026 | £280,000 |
| 16, Poplar Way, Ilford, IG6 1EL | 13 July 2026 | £203,099 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 12
- Primary
- 7
- Secondary
- 3
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 2,868
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 900
- Anti social behaviour 435
- Shoplifting 354
- Vehicle crime 253
- Other theft 212
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- IG6 usual residents
- 32,201
- Age-profile population
- 31,750
Age bands in IG6
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 20.3%
- Age 15 to 24
- 11.5%
- Age 25 to 44
- 31.5%
- Age 45 to 64
- 23.5%
- Age 65 and over
- 13.2%
6,460 residents
3,649 residents
9,991 residents
7,450 residents
4,200 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 560 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%
539 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 467 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
4
in this district
CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE
300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA
ODS code F81062
FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE
83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB
ODS code F86707
FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.
1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG
ODS code F86010
HAINAULT SURGERY
34 NEW NORTH ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2XG
ODS code F86085
Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.
Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Evidence in context
Schools
12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
2,868 published events cover 12 months, averaging 239 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 900 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.