IG6 1LQ

Barkingside · 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
IG6
Postcode sector
IG6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG5 0EP 63 m
IG6 1LH 94 m
IG6 1LG 122 m
IG5 0ER 123 m
IG5 0ES 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG6 1LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG6
Postcode sector
IG6 1
Latitude
51.587739
Longitude
0.072364
British National Grid easting
543,664
British National Grid northing
189,688

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Redbridge · E09000026
Parish or community
E43000216
Westminster constituency
Ilford North · E14001300
Output area
E00018392
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 012B · E01003648
Middle layer super output area
Redbridge 012 · E02000762

Postcode source versions

Explore IG6

45 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
35, Oakleafe Gardens, Ilford, IG6 1LQ 18 March 2025 £685,000
8, Oakleafe Gardens, Ilford, IG6 1LQ 25 May 2022 £560,000
10, Oakleafe Gardens, Ilford, IG6 1LQ 28 June 2021 £580,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
126
Primary
71
Secondary
19
  1. Ilford County High School

    Community school

    565 m
  2. Fullwood Primary School

    Community school

    572 m
  3. Parkhill Infants' School

    Community school

    611 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,952
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,332
  • Anti social behaviour 576
  • Shoplifting 378
  • Vehicle crime 377
  • Other theft 283

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
105

52 female, 53 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
2.9
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 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IG6 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

53

within 5 km straight-line

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    704 m

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    704 m

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    747 m

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    747 m

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    960 m

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    1.1 km

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    1.3 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    1.5 km

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    1.6 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    1.6 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    1.6 km

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    1.9 km

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    2.1 km

  • THE DRIVE SURGERY

    68 THE DRIVE, CRANBROOK, ILFORD, IG1 3HZ

    ODS code F86652

    2.4 km

  • ST CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    38 BATHURST ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4LA

    ODS code F86702

    2.7 km

  • GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 GRANVILLE ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JY

    ODS code Y00918

    2.7 km

  • BALFOUR ROAD SURGERY

    92 BALFOUR ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4JE

    ODS code F86042

    2.8 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    2.9 km

  • THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE

    HAINAULT HEALTH CENTRE, MANFORD WAY, CHIGWELL, IG7 4DF

    ODS code F86007

    3.1 km

  • THE WILLOWS PRACTICE

    HAINAULT HEALTH CENTRE, MANFORD WAY, CHIGWELL, IG7 4DF

    ODS code F86057

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 53 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Longwood Gardens

    BCT · Barkingside

    0.1 miles
  • Longwood Gardens

    BCT · Barkingside

    0.1 miles
  • Beaminster Gardens

    BCT · Barkingside

    0.2 miles
  • Beaminster Gardens

    BCT · Barkingside

    0.2 miles
  • Mossford Lane Barkingside

    BCT · Barkingside

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redbridge 012B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,478 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £622,500 from 2 recorded sales in IG6 1LQ. 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

126 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 19 secondary schools. Ilford County High School is the nearest published school at 565 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,952 published events cover 12 months, averaging 329.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,332 events.

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