IG5 postcode area · Redbridge

The IG5 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Redbridge. Area Scores range from 17 to 80 across them. Every full IG5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The IG5 district contains both ends of the scale: Clayhall South at 80 out of 100 (#1,349 of 6,856 in England) against Ilford Central & East at 17, a 63-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods 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 IG5 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,267a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime93per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)36

Owner-occupied62%

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 IG5 district

£617,500median home sold over the past year · +22.3% over 5 years · +16.2% over the year · 104 sales

Detached£690,000

Semi-detached£625,000

Terraced£622,500

Flat£310,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Clayhall SouthRedbridge	1,349	80	£640,000
Barkingside WestRedbridge	1,486	78	£625,000
Clayhall NorthRedbridge	2,658	61	£577,500
Barkingside EastRedbridge	2,754	60	£562,500
Barkingside NorthRedbridge	3,844	44	£532,000
Valentines Park & CranbrookRedbridge	3,995	42	£647,500
Ilford Central & EastRedbridge	5,674	17	£259,998

People living in IG5 Census 2021

Residents63,754

Median age (est.)36

Density6,903per km²

No qualifications18%

Degree or above43%

No car or van27%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 13%25–44 31%45–64 23%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 8%Private rent 30%

Households

One person 21%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 11%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups

Professional	25%
Managers & directors	13%
Associate professional	11%
Administrative	11%
Elementary	10%
Sales & customer service	8%
Skilled trades	8%
Process & plant	6%
Caring & leisure	6%

Ethnic group

White 25%Asian 59%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Muslim 36% · Christian 23% · Hindu 16%

Born outside the UK: 47%

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 IG5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the IG5 district.

Barkingside Clayhall

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around IG5.

IG4 IG2 IG6 IG1 IG3 E18 IG8 E12

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.