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IG8 8DS

Bridge · Redbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Woodford Green
Ward
Bridge
Local authority
Redbridge
Constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green
Postcode district
IG8
Postcode sector
IG8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG8 8AW 47 m
IG8 8FN 52 m
IG8 8AP 77 m
IG8 8DY 85 m
IG8 8AR 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG8 8DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG8
Postcode sector
IG8 8
Latitude
51.608853
Longitude
0.056557
British National Grid easting
542,503
British National Grid northing
192,005

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Redbridge · E09000026
Electoral ward
Bridge · E05011236
Parish or community
E43000216
Westminster constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green · E14001167
Output area
E00018418
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 005A · E01003656
Middle layer super output area
Redbridge 005 · E02000755

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Purleigh Avenue, Woodford Green, IG8 8DS 15 April 2021 £527,000
7, Purleigh Avenue, Woodford Green, IG8 8DS 29 January 2021 £500,000
19, Purleigh Avenue, Woodford Green, IG8 8DS 27 July 2018 £465,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
104
Primary
57
Secondary
18

  1. St John's RC School (Essex)

    Non-maintained special school

    552 m

  2. Roding Primary School

    Community school

    558 m

  3. West Hatch High School

    Academy converter

    600 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,600
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 512
  • Vehicle crime 263
  • Anti social behaviour 251
  • Other theft 119
  • Burglary 105

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

17 female, 19 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
3.3
IG8 8 residents
9,038

Age bands in IG8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,692 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

933 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

2,616 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,396 residents

Age 65 and over
15%

1,344 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IG8 8 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

36

within 5 km

  • THE BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86013

    1.6 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    1.8 km

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    1.9 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    2.0 km

  • KINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 KINGS AVENUE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LP

    ODS code F81169

    2.2 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    2.2 km

  • PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY

    18 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LT

    ODS code F81165

    2.2 km

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    2.2 km

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    2.2 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    2.5 km

  • RYDAL

    375 HIGH ROAD, WOODFORD GREEN, IG8 9QJ

    ODS code F86012

    2.5 km

  • SOUTHDENE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86066

    2.7 km

  • THE SHRUBBERIES MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE SHRUBBERIES, GEORGE LANE, LONDON, E18 1BD

    ODS code F86641

    2.7 km

  • QUEEN MARY PRACTICE

    SOUTH WOODFORD HEALTH CENTRE, 114 HIGH ROAD, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2QS

    ODS code F86658

    2.7 km

  • THE ELMHURST PRACTICE

    114 HIGH ROAD, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2QS

    ODS code F86064

    2.7 km

  • GLEBELANDS PRACTICE

    2 GLEBELANDS AVENUE, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2AB

    ODS code F86020

    2.9 km

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    3.2 km

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    3.2 km

  • THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86007

    3.3 km

  • THE WILLOWS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86057

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 36 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

  • Love Lane (IG8)

    BCT · Woodford Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Manor Road (IG8)

    BCT · Woodford Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Cross Road (IG8)

    BCT · Woodford Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Roding Lane North

    BCT · Woodford Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Cross Road (IG8)

    BCT · Woodford Bridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redbridge 005A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,263 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 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
2
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

104 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 18 secondary schools. St John's RC School (Essex) is the nearest published school at 552 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,600 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 512 events.

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