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IG6 postcode area · Redbridge

The IG6 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Redbridge. Area Scores range from 17 to 78 across them. Every full IG6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the IG6 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 £625,000 in Barkingside West — a 2.4× gap within the IG6 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£49,694a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime85per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied57%

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 IG6 district

£480,100median home sold over the past year · +13.0% over 5 years · -2.3% over the year · 253 sales
Detached£655,000
Semi-detached£535,000
Terraced£500,000
Flat£317,500
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
FairlopRedbridge 3,03556 £497,750
Ley StreetRedbridge 3,30952 £544,500
Aldborough HatchRedbridge 3,55648 £520,000
Barkingside NorthRedbridge 3,84444 £532,000
Hainault WestRedbridge 4,48834 £433,000
Hainault EastRedbridge 4,55034 £400,338
Ilford Central & EastRedbridge 5,67417 £259,998

People living in IG6 Census 2021

Residents86,518
Median age (est.)35
Density3,934per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above41%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 32%45–64 23%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 14%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 13%Other: 20%
One person 23%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 13%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 12% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service8%
Caring & leisure7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 36%Asian: 47%Black: 8%Mixed: 4%Other: 6%
White 36%Asian 47%Black 8%Mixed 4%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 32% · Muslim 27% · Hindu 15%

Born outside the UK: 46%

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 IG6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the IG6 district.

Barkingside Hainault

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around IG6.

IG4 IG2 IG5 IG3 IG1 RM6 IG8 IG7

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.