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Thinking of living at IG2 6UY? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redbridge Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Gearies Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Parkhill Infants' School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Parkhill Junior School | Primary | 950 m | 82% met the expected standard |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Valentines High School | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 59.3 · 25.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beal High School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 52 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Caterham High School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.3 · 10% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ilford County High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 75.7 · 47% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wanstead High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 54.1 · 17.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beehive Preparatory School | Independent | 200 m | – |
| Stradbroke | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Apex Secondary School for Girls |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Clayhall Park | 530 m | 33 |
| Swimming | Caterham High School | 1.4 km | 14 |
| Bowls | Ilford Club | 1.4 km | 9 |
| Cricket | Cricket Ground | 1.4 km | 8 |
| Fitness | Wanstead Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Squash | Wanstead Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Golf | Ilford Golf Club | 2.1 km | 4 |
| Football | Redbridge FC & Barkingside FC | 2.1 km | 4 |
| Pilates | Fitness Hub East London | 3.8 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Eton Manor Rugby Football Club | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Badminton | Wanstead Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Yoga | Swaminarayan Sports World | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Netball | Wanstead Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Redbridge Sports & Leisure | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Ashton Playing Fields | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Salisbury Club | 3.5 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 32. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Gants Hill Underground station, about a 5-minute walk (600 m). The nearest rail station is Ilford, 2.4 km away, with 10.9m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Highwood Gardens, 50 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 123, 179, 462, 679); 85 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 19% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 16 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Redbridge Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 72% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Fullwood Primary School (0.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Valentines High School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 59.3 · 25.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Woodbridge High School (3.1 km) and Loxford School (3.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (1.4 km) and Woodford County High School (4.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 650 m away, with Beehive Wine Store closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Gants Hill Med Ctr & The Redbridge Surg (500 m), with Redbridge Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, London Gentz is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is King George Hospital, 3.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Thai Imperial is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Beehive Harvester the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 60 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 4% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 76% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Clayhall Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Wanstead Leisure Centre (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.4 µg/m³).
40 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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For holidays, London City is 8.7 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 36 km.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 45% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.