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IG2 Aldborough — Family Area Report

Aldborough · Redbridge

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Redbridge£2,194/yr
Family densityVery high · Over 35%49.2% of households have dependent children
48
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

IG2 is the London postcode area covering Aldborough in the London Borough of Redbridge. It scores 48/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (90/100) and weakest on green space (17/100). The Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there is 1 park within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Liverpool Street in 45 min on the morning rush. 49.2% of households here have dependent children — very high.

What borough is IG2 in?

IG2 is in the London Borough of Redbridge. Its representative postcode sits in the Aldborough ward. On our family-life index, IG2 scores 48/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Safety90
Amenities30
Green space17
Family density96
Commute29

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

IG2 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 90/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    1
    GP surgeries
    0
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    5

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Average · 36–45 min
    Waterloo
    58 min
    via Central & Waterloo & City + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    59 min
    via Central & Metropolitan + 1 bus
    Liverpool StreetFastest
    45 min
    via Central + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    53 min
    via Central + 2 buses
    Paddington
    68 min
    via Central & District + 1 bus
    Victoria
    64 min
    via Central & District + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Liverpool Street in 45 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. School catchment guidance is powered by School Owl. Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

      IG2 — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about Aldborough, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      What London borough is IG2 in?
      IG2 is in the London Borough of Redbridge. Its representative postcode falls in the Aldborough ward. IG2 scores 48/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
      Is IG2 a good area for families?
      IG2 (Aldborough, Redbridge) scores 48/100 on our family-life index, making it a mixed bag among the London postcodes we cover. Safety 90/100, amenities 30/100, green space 17/100 and commute 29/100.
      What are the schools like in IG2?
      Redbridge combines grammar schools with heavily oversubscribed community secondaries, producing very short distance cut-offs. Published admission distances are available on School Owl; proximity does not guarantee admission.
      How safe is IG2?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in IG2 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, IG2 scores 90/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from IG2 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from IG2 is Liverpool Street in about 45 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in IG2?
      49.2% of households in IG2's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very high (Over 35%) versus the rest of London.

      Areas near IG2

      The closest postcodes to IG2 we cover are IG1 (Ilford Town, ~1.9km), IG5 (Clayhall, ~2.1km), IG4 (Clayhall, ~2.1km) and RM6 (Chadwell, ~3.3km). Families weighing IG2 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

      Nearby reports

      IG1Ilford Town· 75IG4Clayhall· 51IG5Clayhall· 47IG8Bridge· 76IG11Eastbury· 67

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