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IG6 1GS

Barkingside · Redbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Barkingside
Local authority
Redbridge
Constituency
Ilford North
Postcode district
IG6
Postcode sector
IG6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG6 1HJ 48 m
IG6 1HQ 49 m
IG6 1GT 55 m
IG6 1HN 73 m
IG6 1HS 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG6 1GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG6
Postcode sector
IG6 1
Latitude
51.581882
Longitude
0.074017
British National Grid easting
543,797
British National Grid northing
189,040

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
E00018401
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 015B · E01003650
Middle layer super output area
Redbridge 015 · E02000765

Postcode source versions

Explore IG6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
139
Primary
83
Secondary
19

  1. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    145 m

  2. Gearies Primary School

    Community school

    336 m

  3. Fullwood Primary School

    Community school

    504 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,728
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,572
  • Anti social behaviour 662
  • Shoplifting 524
  • Vehicle crime 439
  • Other theft 343

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IG6 1 residents
10,513

Age bands in IG6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,878 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

1,089 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.6%

2,898 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.8%

2,164 residents

Age 65 and over
15.2%

1,443 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

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%

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

63

within 5 km

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    100 m

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    100 m

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    147 m

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    147 m

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    868 m

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    1.0 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    1.1 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    1.6 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    1.6 km

  • THE DRIVE SURGERY

    68 THE DRIVE, CRANBROOK, ILFORD, IG1 3HZ

    ODS code F86652

    1.8 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    1.9 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

    2.1 km

  • BALFOUR ROAD SURGERY

    92 BALFOUR ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JE

    ODS code F86042

    2.1 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    2.2 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    2.3 km

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

    34 NEW NORTH ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2XG

    ODS code F86085

    2.4 km

  • YORK ROAD SURGERY

    55 YORK ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 3AF

    ODS code F86657

    2.6 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86637

    2.6 km

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 63 matching practices.

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.

Nearby transport

  • Hamilton Avenue

    BCT · Barkingside

    0.0 miles

  • Gantshill Crescent

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Beattyville Gardens

    BCT · Barkingside

    0.1 miles

  • Icknield Drive

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Fullwood Primary School

    BCT · Barkingside

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redbridge 015B, 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

16,837 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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

139 open schools are in scope, including 83 primary and 19 secondary schools. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 145 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,728 published events cover 12 months, averaging 394 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,572 events.

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