Is IG6 2DZ a good place to live?
Redbridge (IG6 2DZ), London, England
View IG6 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
IG6 2DZ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 92 nearby (15 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
IG6 2DZ is a UK postcode in IG6 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Fairlop, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around IG6 2DZ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 92% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 19 incidents were reported in IG6 2DZ. It ranks 527 of 566 for safety within IG6.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 4/5 — Moderate
- Schools
- 70/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 85/100 — Excellent
Safety
IG6 2DZ is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 19 incidents were reported in IG6 2DZ.
The most common categories are Violent crime (32%), Other theft (11%), Criminal damage arson (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within IG6, this postcode ranks 527 of 566 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- IG6 district average
- 313 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near IG6 2DZ
92 schools near IG6 2DZ, including 15 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 72 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 51 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 12 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
IG6 2DZ is well served by everyday amenities, with 16 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Acasa Delicatessen Limited, 0.0 miles away.
Barnardo''s Village Green is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Acasa Delicatessen Limited0.0 mi
- Baylis Food and Wine0.1 mi
- Sainsbury's0.2 mi
- Tesco0.4 mi
- Sainsbury's0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Barnardo''s Village Green0.3 mi
- Barkingside Recreation Ground0.4 mi
- Fairlop Waters Country Park0.7 mi
- Hurstleigh Gardens Open Space1.0 mi
- Claybury Park1.0 mi
Transportation
Fairlop is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from IG6 2DZ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Barkingside (0.5 mi), Hainault (0.9 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Fairlop0.4 mi
- Barkingside0.5 mi
- Hainault0.9 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 92%, ultrafast 92%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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