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IG2 postcode area · Redbridge

The IG2 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Redbridge. Area Scores range from 17 to 78 across them. Every full IG2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the IG2 district: Barkingside West scores 78 out of 100 (#1,486 of 6,856 nationally) while Ilford Central & East sits at 17 — neighbours on the map, 61 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £259,998 in Ilford Central & East to £647,500 in Valentines Park & Cranbrook — a 2.5× gap within the IG2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,199a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime89per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied56%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the IG2 district

£515,000median home sold over the past year · +15.7% over 5 years · -2.8% over the year · 117 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached£628,500
Terraced£570,000
Flat£267,500
Redbridge£510,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Barkingside WestRedbridge 1,48678 £625,000
Barkingside EastRedbridge 2,75460 £562,500
Newbury ParkRedbridge 2,83659 £472,500
Ley StreetRedbridge 3,30952 £544,500
Aldborough HatchRedbridge 3,55648 £520,000
Seven Kings ParkRedbridge 3,92643 £500,000
Valentines Park & CranbrookRedbridge 3,99542 £647,500
Ilford North EastRedbridge 4,34437 £500,000
Ilford Central & EastRedbridge 5,67417 £259,998

People living in IG2 Census 2021

Residents77,440
Median age (est.)35
Density4,874per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above44%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 13%25–44 32%45–64 22%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 36%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 9%Private rent 36%

Households

One person: 20%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 38%Lone parent: 11%Other: 22%
One person 20%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 38%Lone parent 11%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 12% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional11%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 22%Asian: 61%Black: 7%Mixed: 3%Other: 6%
White 22%Asian 61%Black 7%Mixed 3%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Muslim 38% · Christian 23% · Hindu 17%

Born outside the UK: 51%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in IG2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the IG2 district.

Barkingside Ilford North Seven Kings

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around IG2.

IG5 IG4 IG1 IG6 IG3 RM6 E12 RM8

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.