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IG6 2WL

Fairlop · Redbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG6 2UY 0 m
IG6 2UX 38 m
IG6 2XP 38 m
IG6 2UP 72 m
IG6 3BD 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG6 2WL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2003
Terminated
1 June 2004
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG6
Postcode sector
IG6 2
Latitude
51.603953
Longitude
0.092641
British National Grid easting
545,017
British National Grid northing
191,531

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
E00018612
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 006E · E01003702
Middle layer super output area
Redbridge 006 · E02000756

Postcode source versions

Explore IG6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
100
Primary
57
Secondary
14

  1. Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    614 m

  2. Limes Farm Junior School

    Community school

    614 m

  3. New Rush Hall School

    Community special school

    663 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,342
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 856
  • Anti social behaviour 317
  • Vehicle crime 229
  • Shoplifting 173
  • Other theft 156

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

39

within 5 km straight-line

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    492 m

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    630 m

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    714 m

  • THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86007

    894 m

  • THE WILLOWS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86057

    894 m

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    1.2 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    1.7 km

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    2.9 km

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    2.9 km

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    2.9 km

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    2.9 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    3.0 km

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    3.1 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    3.2 km

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    3.6 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    200 CHADWELL HEATH LANE, CHADWELL HEATH, ROMFORD, RM6 4YU

    ODS code Y00155

    3.7 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

    LAWN FARM GROVE, CHADWELL HEATH, ROMFORD, RM6 5LL

    ODS code F82604

    3.8 km

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    4.0 km

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

    72-74 CHADWELL HEATH LANE, CHADWELL HEATH, ROMFORD, RM6 4AF

    ODS code F86028

    4.1 km

  • THE BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86013

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Hainault

    TMU · Hainault

    0.0 miles

  • Hainault Underground Station

    PLT · Hainault

    0.0 miles

  • Hainault Underground Station

    PLT · Hainault

    0.0 miles

  • Hainault Underground Station

    MET · Hainault

    0.0 miles

  • Hainault

    BCT · Hainault

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redbridge 006E, 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

18,374 of 33,755

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

100 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 14 secondary schools. Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 614 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,342 published events cover 12 months, averaging 195.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 856 events.

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