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IG6 1HS

Barkingside · Redbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG6 1HR 58 m
IG2 6YF 75 m
IG6 1GS 90 m
IG6 1GT 92 m
IG6 1JN 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG6 1HS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG6
Postcode sector
IG6 1
Latitude
51.582569
Longitude
0.073341
British National Grid easting
543,748
British National Grid northing
189,115

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

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
63, Little Gearies, Ilford, IG6 1HS 23 February 2023 £305,000
49, Little Gearies, Ilford, IG6 1HS 18 January 2023 £282,500
82, Little Gearies, Ilford, IG6 1HS 9 February 2022 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
139
Primary
84
Secondary
19

  1. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    230 m

  2. Gearies Primary School

    Community school

    364 m

  3. Fullwood Primary School

    Community school

    494 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,710
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,547
  • Anti social behaviour 662
  • Shoplifting 524
  • Vehicle crime 443
  • Other theft 344

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
96

48 female, 48 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IG6 1 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+
97.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.8%
Gigabit-capable
97.8%
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

63

within 5 km

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    157 m

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    157 m

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    169 m

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    169 m

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    886 m

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    1.1 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    1.2 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    1.5 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    1.5 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    1.8 km

  • THE DRIVE SURGERY

    68 THE DRIVE, CRANBROOK, ILFORD, IG1 3HZ

    ODS code F86652

    1.9 km

  • ST CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    38 BATHURST ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4LA

    ODS code F86702

    2.1 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    2.1 km

  • GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 GRANVILLE ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JY

    ODS code Y00918

    2.2 km

  • BALFOUR ROAD SURGERY

    92 BALFOUR ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JE

    ODS code F86042

    2.2 km

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    2.4 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    2.4 km

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    2.7 km

  • YORK ROAD SURGERY

    55 YORK ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 3AF

    ODS code F86657

    2.7 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86637

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 63 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

  • Hamilton Avenue

    BCT · Barkingside

    0.1 miles

  • Beattyville Gardens

    BCT · Barkingside

    0.1 miles

  • Gantshill Crescent

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Icknield Drive

    BCT · Gants Hill

    0.2 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.

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 £286,250 from 4 recorded sales in IG6 1HS. 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

139 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 19 secondary schools. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 230 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,710 published events cover 12 months, averaging 392.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,547 events.

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