IG1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Ilford, Loxford and Cranbrook, in Redbridge.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an IG1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 25% of people in IG1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How IG1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is IG1 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IG1 at a rate of 128.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.7 per 1,000 people across the IG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 710 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IG1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,017), anti-social behaviour (2,098) and other crime (1,483).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IG1 was 127.7 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.
Deprivation in IG1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IG1 has no single figure. Of its 39 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in IG1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbridge 023C | 2,496 | 44.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.0% |
| Redbridge 023E | 1,346 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.7% |
| Redbridge 023F | 1,706 | 110.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.3% |
| Redbridge 026A | 2,018 | 187.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.2% |
| Redbridge 026B | 1,740 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.5% |
| Redbridge 026C | 1,636 | 61.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Redbridge 026D | 1,645 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| Redbridge 029A | 2,530 | 388.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.5% |
| Redbridge 029B | 2,007 | 92.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| Redbridge 029C | 2,047 | 106.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.8% |
| Redbridge 029D | 1,835 | 126.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.7% |
| Redbridge 031D | 2,222 | 60.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Redbridge 031G | 1,902 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Redbridge 032B | 1,773 | 227.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.6% |
| Redbridge 032C | 1,838 | No figure | 3 | 100.0% |
| Redbridge 032D | 1,832 | 80.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.9% |
| Redbridge 032E | 1,838 | 117.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.6% |
| Redbridge 032F | 1,083 | 199.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.8% |
| Redbridge 032G | 1,418 | 159.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Redbridge 032H | 1,705 | 114.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 88.8% |
| Redbridge 033A | 1,413 | 138.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Redbridge 033B | 1,836 | 125.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.2% |
| Redbridge 033C | 2,109 | 118.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.9% |
| Redbridge 033D | 2,037 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Redbridge 035B | 1,606 | 71.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Redbridge 035C | 1,642 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| Redbridge 035D | 1,702 | 62.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% |
| Redbridge 035E | 1,467 | 87.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.3% |
| Redbridge 035F | 1,523 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| Redbridge 035G | 1,784 | 42.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.2% |
| Redbridge 035H | 1,728 | 95.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.9% |
| Redbridge 039A | 2,977 | 170.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 78.2% |
| Redbridge 039B | 1,954 | 425.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.0% |
| Redbridge 039C | 2,231 | 543.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 67.2% |
| Redbridge 040A | 2,020 | 82.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| Redbridge 040B | 1,842 | 109.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Redbridge 040C | 2,187 | 35.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Redbridge 040D | 1,925 | 80.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| Redbridge 040E | 1,866 | 60.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
MPs for IG1
- Jas AthwalLabourMP for Ilford South69% of IG1’s postcodes
- Wes StreetingLabourMP for Ilford North31% of IG1’s postcodes
- Mr Calvin BaileyLabourMP for Leyton and Wanstead0.5% of IG1’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in IG18
Postcode sectors in IG16
Council1
Towns in IG11
Postcode districts next to IG16
Nearest rail stations4
More in the IG postcode area2
IG1 in brief
IG1 is a postcode district covering Ilford, Loxford and Cranbrook, in Redbridge.
About 76,962 people lived in IG1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £450,000 in 2025 across 258 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 128.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IG1 was £450,000 in 2025.
IG1 had 71,900 usual residents at the census.
About 25% of people in IG1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IG1, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.