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IG8 postcode area · Redbridge

The IG8 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Epping Forest, Redbridge, Waltham Forest. Area Scores range from 29 to 92 across them. Every full IG8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the IG8 district: Woodford Wells scores 92 out of 100 (#540 of 6,856 nationally) while Goodmayes North sits at 30 — neighbours on the map, 62 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £453,375 in Loughton East to £750,000 in Woodford Wells. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Epping Forest, Redbridge and Waltham Forest — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£53,086a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime74per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied64%

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 IG8 district

£600,000median home sold over the past year · +13.2% over 5 years · +3.4% over the year · 410 sales
Detached£1,212,500
Semi-detached£761,500
Terraced£600,000
Flat£340,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Woodford WellsRedbridge 54092 £750,000
ChigwellEpping Forest 96586 £682,500
South Woodford High RoadRedbridge 1,28781 £570,000
Clayhall SouthRedbridge 1,34980 £640,000
Highams Park EastWaltham Forest 1,97271 £665,000
Woodford GreenRedbridge 2,41165 £595,000
Clayhall NorthRedbridge 2,65861 £577,500
Woodford BridgeRedbridge 2,75460 £515,000
RodingRedbridge 2,90558 £630,000
FairlopRedbridge 3,03556 £497,750
Fulbourne Road & Walthamstow ForestWaltham Forest 3,70046 £556,750
Loughton EastEpping Forest 3,84444 £453,375
Friday HillWaltham Forest 4,46835 £475,350
Goodmayes NorthRedbridge 4,81730 £471,000

People living in IG8 Census 2021

Residents137,178
Median age (est.)38
Density3,403per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above42%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 26%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 13%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 12%Other: 18%
One person 25%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 12%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 54%Asian: 28%Black: 8%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 54%Asian 28%Black 8%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · No religion 22% · Muslim 18%

Born outside the UK: 32%

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 IG8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the IG8 district.

Clayhall Goodmayes Highams Park Loughton Woodford

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around IG8.

E18 IG9 IG4 IG5 IG7 IG6 IG2 E4

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.