IG6 3SW

Hainault · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG6 3SN 30 m
IG6 3EG 84 m
IG6 3EQ 131 m
IG6 3EL 155 m
IG7 4LH 178 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG6 3SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG6
Postcode sector
IG6 3
Latitude
51.606880
Longitude
0.111493
British National Grid easting
546,313
British National Grid northing
191,894

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Redbridge · E09000026
Electoral ward
Hainault · E05011245
Parish or community
E43000216
Westminster constituency
Ilford North · E14001300
Output area
E00018741
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 002A · E01003720
Middle layer super output area
Redbridge 002 · E02000752

Postcode source versions

Explore IG6

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Elmbridge Road, Ilford, IG6 3SW 11 July 2019 £375,000
31, Elmbridge Road, Ilford, IG6 3SW 4 September 2015 £325,000
3, Elmbridge Road, Ilford, IG6 3SW 2 May 2014 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
47
Secondary
14
  1. John Bramston Primary School

    Community school

    318 m
  2. Forest Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    325 m
  3. Coppice Primary School

    Community school

    620 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,706
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 639
  • Anti social behaviour 238
  • Vehicle crime 156
  • Public order 125
  • Criminal damage and arson 120

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
87

51 female, 36 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
3.3
IG6 3 residents
7,691

Age bands in IG6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.7%

1,679 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

873 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.2%

2,613 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.5%

1,904 residents

Age 65 and over
12.8%

1,034 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IG6 3 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

29

within 5 km

  • THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86007

    553 m

  • THE WILLOWS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86057

    553 m

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    1.8 km

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    1.9 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    2.0 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    2.4 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    3.0 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82604

    3.0 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    3.5 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    3.7 km

  • LYNWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A-6 LYNWOOD DRIVE, ROMFORD, RM5 3QL

    ODS code F82030

    3.7 km

  • CHASE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    13-15 CHASE CROSS ROAD, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, RM5 3PJ

    ODS code F82630

    3.8 km

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    3.8 km

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    3.8 km

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    3.9 km

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    3.9 km

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    3.9 km

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    3.9 km

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    4.2 km

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 29 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tunstall Avenue

    BCT · Hainault

    0.1 miles
  • The Lowe

    BCT · Hainault

    0.1 miles
  • Manford Way Hainault

    BCT · Hainault

    0.1 miles
  • Manford Way / The Lowe

    BCT · Hainault

    0.1 miles
  • Elmbridge Road

    BCT · Hainault

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redbridge 002A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,958 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
20
Medium risk addresses
6
Low risk addresses
3
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

Schools

80 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 14 secondary schools. John Bramston Primary School is the nearest published school at 318 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,706 published events cover 12 months, averaging 142.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 639 events.

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