RM6 5SS postcode in Redbridge, England

RM6 5SS is a postcode in Redbridge, in the Aldborough 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 0% of homes and businesses at RM6 5SS can get it Across Redbridge: 93% Typical price £450,500 Homes sold in RM6 5, last 12 months. ▲ 4.8% on the year before Nearest station Newbury Park Station 2.9 km in a straight line

Where RM6 5SS is, and what is near it

Map of RM6 5SS and what is near it Map of RM6 5SS: its centre point, with the 160 other postcodes in the RM6 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station and 3 GP practices. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RM6 5AG: also in RM6 5RM6 5AN: also in RM6 5RM6 5AY: also in RM6 5RM6 5BF: also in RM6 5RM6 5BG: also in RM6 5RM6 5BJ: also in RM6 5RM6 5BL: also in RM6 5RM6 5BP: also in RM6 5RM6 5DR: also in RM6 5RM6 5DT: also in RM6 5RM6 5EH: also in RM6 5RM6 5EJ: also in RM6 5RM6 5EL: also in RM6 5RM6 5EP: also in RM6 5RM6 5ER: also in RM6 5RM6 5ES: also in RM6 5RM6 5ET: also in RM6 5RM6 5EX: also in RM6 5RM6 5HA: also in RM6 5RM6 5HB: also in RM6 5RM6 5HD: also in RM6 5RM6 5HH: also in RM6 5RM6 5HJ: also in RM6 5RM6 5HP: also in RM6 5RM6 5HR: also in RM6 5RM6 5HS: also in RM6 5RM6 5HT: also in RM6 5RM6 5HU: also in RM6 5RM6 5HX: also in RM6 5RM6 5JA: also in RM6 5RM6 5JB: also in RM6 5RM6 5JG: also in RM6 5RM6 5JH: also in RM6 5RM6 5JJ: also in RM6 5RM6 5JL: also in RM6 5RM6 5JP: also in RM6 5RM6 5JR: also in RM6 5RM6 5JS: also in RM6 5RM6 5JT: also in RM6 5RM6 5JU: also in RM6 5RM6 5JX: also in RM6 5RM6 5JY: also in RM6 5RM6 5LA: also in RM6 5RM6 5LB: also in RM6 5RM6 5LD: also in RM6 5RM6 5LH: also in RM6 5RM6 5LJ: also in RM6 5RM6 5LL: also in RM6 5RM6 5LP: also in RM6 5RM6 5LR: also in RM6 5RM6 5LS: also in RM6 5RM6 5LT: also in RM6 5RM6 5LU: also in RM6 5RM6 5LX: also in RM6 5RM6 5NA: also in RM6 5RM6 5NB: also in RM6 5RM6 5ND: also in RM6 5RM6 5NE: also in RM6 5RM6 5NF: also in RM6 5RM6 5NH: also in RM6 5RM6 5NJ: also in RM6 5RM6 5NL: also in RM6 5RM6 5NR: also in RM6 5RM6 5NS: also in RM6 5RM6 5NX: also in RM6 5RM6 5PD: also in RM6 5RM6 5PH: also in RM6 5RM6 5PJ: also in RM6 5RM6 5PL: also in RM6 5RM6 5PP: also in RM6 5RM6 5PR: also in RM6 5RM6 5PS: also in RM6 5RM6 5PT: also in RM6 5RM6 5PU: also in RM6 5RM6 5PX: also in RM6 5RM6 5QA: also in RM6 5RM6 5QB: also in RM6 5RM6 5QD: also in RM6 5RM6 5QH: also in RM6 5RM6 5QJ: also in RM6 5RM6 5QL: also in RM6 5RM6 5QP: also in RM6 5RM6 5QR: also in RM6 5RM6 5QT: also in RM6 5RM6 5RD: also in RM6 5RM6 5RU: also in RM6 5RM6 5RX: also in RM6 5RM6 5RY: also in RM6 5RM6 5SJ: also in RM6 5RM6 5SL: also in RM6 5RM6 5SR: also in RM6 5RM6 5SU: also in RM6 5RM6 5SX: also in RM6 5RM6 5UF: also in RM6 5RM6 5UQ: also in RM6 5 Forest Academy 1.6 kmAtam Academy 1.7 kmNewbury Park station 2.9 kmChadwell Heath RM6 5SS Map of RM6 5SS and what is near it Map of RM6 5SS: its centre point, with the 160 other postcodes in the RM6 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station and 3 GP practices. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Chadwell Heath RM6 5SS
  • RM6 5SS
  • Other postcodes in RM6 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.5957, longitude 0.1161)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RM6 5SS?

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 RM6 5SS?

7% of the homes and businesses at RM6 5SS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RM6 5SS 0% Redbridge 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RM6 5SS 7% 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 RM6 5SS?

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 RM6 5SS 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 RM6 5SS.

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 RM6 5SS: 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 RM6 5SS 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 RM6 5SS?

Homes in RM6 5 sold for a typical £450,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 60 sales, up 4.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£450,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£430,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £455,000 11 sales
  • Terraced £465,000 35 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £253,500 10 sales

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

Across the whole RM6 district: a typical £440,000 from 187 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 RM6 5SS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RM6 5SS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 RM6 5SS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at RM6 5SS. 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 RM6 5SS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around RM6 5SS. Over half of them (62%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (69%). 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 RM6 5SS

Band D in Redbridge for 2026‑27: £2,295. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,785 (band B) to £3,824 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,295.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,530
Band Babout 40 (6%)£1,785
Band Cabout 130 (20%)£2,040
Band Dabout 400 (62%)£2,295
Band Eabout 60 (9%)£2,804
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,314
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£3,824
Band Hfewer than 5£4,589

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 69% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 RM6 5SS is in (ONS area E01003640), 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 RM6 5SS?

The nearest open schools to RM6 5SS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RM6 5SS, 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 RM6 5SS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RM6 5SS is Newbury Park Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Newbury Park Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Chadwell Heath Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Fairlop Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 1.7 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near RM6 5SS, 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 RM6 5SS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RM6 5SS, 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 RM6 5SS?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RM6 5SS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 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 RM6 5SS?

The nearest to the centre of RM6 5SS, 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 RM6 5SS?

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 RM6 5SS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RM6 5SS, 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 RM6 5SS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RM6 5SS, 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 RM6 5SS?

The nearest vets to the centre of RM6 5SS 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 RM6 5SS in a conservation area?

The centre of RM6 5SS is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 RM6 5SS?

Police.uk records 71 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RM6 5SS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences20 reports
Anti-social behaviour19 reports
Other theft9 reports
Shoplifting7 reports
Drugs6 reports
Public order3 reports

Also: burglary 2, vehicle crime 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 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 RM6 5SS

Ward
Aldborough
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

Around RM6 5SS

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

RM6 5NE120 mRM6 5NF140 mIG6 3HW740 mIG6 3SL930 mIG2 7TF970 mIG6 3JH1.1 km
All of RM6

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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