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IG6 2LU

Fairlop · Redbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ilford
Ward
Fairlop
Local authority
Redbridge
Constituency
Ilford North
Postcode district
IG6
Postcode sector
IG6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG6 2LS 65 m
IG6 2LX 70 m
IG6 2PA 89 m
IG6 2PL 100 m
IG6 2GL 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG6 2LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG6
Postcode sector
IG6 2
Latitude
51.596782
Longitude
0.078161
British National Grid easting
544,037
British National Grid northing
190,705

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Redbridge · E09000026
Electoral ward
Fairlop · E05011242
Parish or community
E43000216
Westminster constituency
Ilford North · E14001300
Output area
E00175164
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 010A · E01003705
Middle layer super output area
Redbridge 010 · E02000760

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Exmoor Close, Ilford, IG6 2LU 16 April 2021 £490,000
7, Exmoor Close, Ilford, IG6 2LU 10 December 2019 £361,000
5, Exmoor Close, Ilford, IG6 2LU 6 July 2018 £469,900

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
113
Primary
61
Secondary
17

  1. Clore Tikva School

    Voluntary aided school

    310 m

  2. Fairlop Primary School

    Community school

    376 m

  3. Ilford County High School

    Community school

    548 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,215
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,072
  • Shoplifting 431
  • Anti social behaviour 431
  • Vehicle crime 298
  • Other theft 214

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

28 female, 19 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.6
IG6 2 residents
13,997

Age bands in IG6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.5%

2,903 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.9%

1,687 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.6%

4,480 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

3,382 residents

Age 65 and over
12.2%

1,723 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IG6 2 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+
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%
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

43

within 5 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    420 m

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    459 m

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    570 m

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    816 m

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    1.1 km

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    1.8 km

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    1.8 km

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    1.8 km

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    1.8 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    1.9 km

  • THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86007

    2.2 km

  • THE WILLOWS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86057

    2.2 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    2.3 km

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    2.3 km

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    2.4 km

  • THE BROADWAY SURGERY

    3 BROADWAY GARDENS, MONKHAMS AVENUE, WOODFORD GREEN, IG8 0HF

    ODS code F86013

    3.4 km

  • THE DRIVE SURGERY

    68 THE DRIVE, CRANBROOK, ILFORD, IG1 3HZ

    ODS code F86652

    3.5 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    3.7 km

  • ST CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    38 BATHURST ROAD, ILFORD, IG1 4LA

    ODS code F86702

    3.7 km

  • SOUTHDENE SURGERY

    THE SHRUBBERIES, GEORGE LANE, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 1BD

    ODS code F86066

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 43 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

  • Mossford Lane Fulwell Cross

    BCT · Fulwell Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Kingsley Road (IG6)

    BCT · Fulwell Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Mossford Lane Fulwell Cross

    BCT · Fulwell Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Benrek Close

    BCT · Fulwell Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Ravensbourne Gardens

    BCT · Fulwell Cross

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redbridge 010A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,190 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 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
1
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
9
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.

Schools

Published establishments

113 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 17 secondary schools. Clore Tikva School is the nearest published school at 310 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,215 published events cover 12 months, averaging 267.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,072 events.

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