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IG5 Clayhall — Family Area Report

Clayhall · Redbridge

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Redbridge£2,194/yr
Family densityVery high · Over 35%43.9% of households have dependent children
47
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

IG5 is the London postcode area covering Clayhall in the London Borough of Redbridge. It scores 47/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (90/100) and weakest on everyday amenities (15/100). The Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 2 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Liverpool Street in 47 min on the morning rush. 43.9% of households here have dependent children — very high.

What borough is IG5 in?

IG5 is in the London Borough of Redbridge. Its representative postcode sits in the Clayhall ward. On our family-life index, IG5 scores 47/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Safety90
Amenities15
Green space33
Family density91
Commute21

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

IG5 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
    2
    GP surgeries
    0
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    1

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Slow · 46–55 min
    Waterloo
    63 min
    via Central & Waterloo & City + 2 buses
    King's Cross
    62 min
    via Victoria + 2 buses
    Liverpool StreetFastest
    47 min
    via Central + 2 buses
    Canary Wharf
    55 min
    via Central & DLR + 1 bus
    Paddington
    74 min
    via Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Victoria
    70 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 47 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.

      IG5 — frequently asked questions

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

      What London borough is IG5 in?
      IG5 is in the London Borough of Redbridge. Its representative postcode falls in the Clayhall ward. IG5 scores 47/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
      Is IG5 a good area for families?
      IG5 (Clayhall, Redbridge) scores 47/100 on our family-life index, making it a mixed bag among the London postcodes we cover. Safety 90/100, amenities 15/100, green space 33/100 and commute 21/100.
      What are the schools like in IG5?
      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 IG5?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in IG5 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, IG5 scores 90/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from IG5 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from IG5 is Liverpool Street in about 47 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in IG5?
      43.9% of households in IG5's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very high (Over 35%) versus the rest of London.

      Areas near IG5

      The closest postcodes to IG5 we cover are IG4 (Clayhall, ~1.4km), IG2 (Aldborough, ~2.1km), IG8 (Bridge, ~2.8km) and IG1 (Ilford Town, ~3.6km). Families weighing IG5 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

      Nearby reports

      IG1Ilford Town· 75IG2Aldborough· 48IG4Clayhall· 51IG8Bridge· 76IG11Eastbury· 67

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