IG4 5EF postcode in Redbridge, England

IG4 5EF is a postcode in Redbridge, in the Barkingside ward. It is in the Ilford North parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at IG4 5EF can get it Across Redbridge: 93% Typical price £570,000 Homes sold in IG4 5, last 12 months. ▼ 4.6% on the year before Nearest station Newbury Park Station 2.1 km in a straight line

Where IG4 5EF is, and what is near it

Map of IG4 5EF and what is near it Map of IG4 5EF: its centre point, with the 137 other postcodes in the IG4 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. IG4 5AA: also in IG4 5IG4 5AB: also in IG4 5IG4 5AD: also in IG4 5IG4 5AE: also in IG4 5IG4 5AP: also in IG4 5IG4 5AR: also in IG4 5IG4 5AS: also in IG4 5IG4 5AT: also in IG4 5IG4 5AW: also in IG4 5IG4 5BL: also in IG4 5IG4 5BP: also in IG4 5IG4 5BS: also in IG4 5IG4 5BT: also in IG4 5IG4 5BU: also in IG4 5IG4 5BX: also in IG4 5IG4 5BY: also in IG4 5IG4 5BZ: also in IG4 5IG4 5DA: also in IG4 5IG4 5DB: also in IG4 5IG4 5DD: also in IG4 5IG4 5DE: also in IG4 5IG4 5DP: also in IG4 5IG4 5DR: also in IG4 5IG4 5DT: also in IG4 5IG4 5DU: also in IG4 5IG4 5DX: also in IG4 5IG4 5DY: also in IG4 5IG4 5DZ: also in IG4 5IG4 5EA: also in IG4 5IG4 5EB: also in IG4 5IG4 5ED: also in IG4 5IG4 5EE: also in IG4 5IG4 5EG: also in IG4 5IG4 5EL: also in IG4 5IG4 5EP: also in IG4 5IG4 5ER: also in IG4 5IG4 5ES: also in IG4 5IG4 5ET: also in IG4 5IG4 5EU: also in IG4 5IG4 5EX: also in IG4 5IG4 5EY: also in IG4 5IG4 5EZ: also in IG4 5IG4 5FB: also in IG4 5IG4 5HA: also in IG4 5IG4 5HB: also in IG4 5IG4 5HD: also in IG4 5IG4 5HE: also in IG4 5IG4 5HF: also in IG4 5IG4 5HG: also in IG4 5IG4 5HH: also in IG4 5IG4 5HJ: also in IG4 5IG4 5HL: also in IG4 5IG4 5HN: also in IG4 5IG4 5HP: also in IG4 5IG4 5HQ: also in IG4 5IG4 5HR: also in IG4 5IG4 5HW: also in IG4 5IG4 5JG: also in IG4 5IG4 5JQ: also in IG4 5IG4 5JU: also in IG4 5IG4 5LF: also in IG4 5IG4 5NE: also in IG4 5IG4 5PX: also in IG4 5 EVpower 900 m2 GP practices, 950 mSchool 1.0 kmIlford station 2.2 kmRedbridge IG4 5EF Map of IG4 5EF and what is near it Map of IG4 5EF: its centre point, with the 137 other postcodes in the IG4 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. EVpower 900 mIlford station 2.2 kmClayhall IG4 5EF
  • IG4 5EF
  • Other postcodes in IG4 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5778, longitude 0.0598)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after IG4 5EF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at IG4 5EF?

Every home and business at IG4 5EF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

IG4 5EF 100% Redbridge 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

IG4 5EF 100% Redbridge 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at IG4 5EF?

BinDayBuddy does not read London Borough of Redbridge's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

London Borough of Redbridge's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is IG4 5EF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include IG4 5EF.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Redbridge

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for IG4 5EF: 3,821 properties in Redbridge are at high risk (3.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Redbridge

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of IG4 5EF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near IG4 5EF?

Homes in IG4 5 sold for a typical £570,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, down 4.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£570,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£597,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.6% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £600,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £612,500 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £96,500 10 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole IG4 district: a typical £570,000 from 41 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in IG4 5EF

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in IG4 5EF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 26 November 2025. The middle price was £92,000, from £84,000 to £190,000. Across IG4 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £570,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at IG4 5EF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at IG4 5EF. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near IG4 5EF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around IG4 5EF. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (62%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around IG4 5EF

Band D in Redbridge for 2026‑27: £2,295. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,530 (band A) to £3,314 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,295.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,530
Band Babout 80 (13%)£1,785
Band Cabout 130 (21%)£2,040
Band Dabout 190 (30%)£2,295
Band Eabout 170 (27%)£2,804
Band Fabout 40 (6%)£3,314
Band Gfewer than 5£3,824
Band Hfewer than 5£4,589

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 62% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Redbridge before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of IG4 5EF is in (ONS area E01003646), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near IG4 5EF?

The nearest open schools to IG4 5EF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IG4 5EF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to IG4 5EF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IG4 5EF is Newbury Park Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Newbury Park Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Ilford Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Gants Hill Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 450 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Beehive Lane Gants Hill, 145 m away.

More stations near IG4 5EF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near IG4 5EF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IG4 5EF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near IG4 5EF?

2 within 1 km 25 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of IG4 5EF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 400 mWalk
  • EVpower Charging point · 5 chargers 900 mWalk
  • Char.gy Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near IG4 5EF?

The nearest to the centre of IG4 5EF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to IG4 5EF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near IG4 5EF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IG4 5EF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near IG4 5EF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IG4 5EF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near IG4 5EF?

The nearest vets to the centre of IG4 5EF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is IG4 5EF in a conservation area?

The centre of IG4 5EF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near IG4 5EF?

Police.uk records 305 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IG4 5EF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences125 reports
Anti-social behaviour73 reports
Vehicle crime27 reports
Other theft18 reports
Drugs15 reports
Public order14 reports

Also: shoplifting 10, robbery 8, theft from the person 6, burglary 5, criminal damage and arson 2, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for IG4 5EF

Ward
Barkingside
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Redbridge
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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