IG
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Ilford, with 11 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 5% of people in IG live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How IG compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is IG safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IG at a rate of 98.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 3,116 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IG.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (12,858), anti-social behaviour (7,517) and other crime (5,802).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IG was 98.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in IG
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IG1Ilford, Loxford | 71,900 | £450,000 | 128.9 per 1,000 |
| IG2Gants Hill, Newbury Park | 32,156 | £515,000 | 74.2 per 1,000 |
| IG3Goodmayes, Seven Kings | 41,018 | £500,000 | 119.6 per 1,000 |
| IG4Redbridge | 10,017 | £593,750 | 76.7 per 1,000 |
| IG5Clayhall, Barkingside | 18,429 | £607,750 | 63.0 per 1,000 |
| IG6Fullwell Cross, Barkingside | 31,340 | £485,000 | 88.2 per 1,000 |
| IG7Grange Hill, Hainault | 23,885 | £500,000 | 70.6 per 1,000 |
| IG8Woodford | 38,384 | £610,000 | 69.6 per 1,000 |
| IG9Buckhurst Hill | 13,324 | £620,000 | 57.3 per 1,000 |
| IG10Loughton, Buckhurst Hill | 33,108 | £510,000 | 67.3 per 1,000 |
| IG11Barking, Loxford | 64,949 | £370,000 | 130.3 per 1,000 |
IG in brief
The IG postcode area, named after Ilford, has 11 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in IG was £500,000 in 2025.
IG had 378,510 usual residents at the census.
About 5% of people in IG live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IG, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.