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IG postcode area
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| Ilford postcode area | |
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| Postcode area | IG |
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| Postcode area name | Ilford |
| Post towns | 6 |
| Postcode districts | 11 |
| Postcode sectors | 34 |
| Postcodes (live) | 6,287 |
| Postcodes (total) | 8,799 |
  Locations in Greater London
 Locations in Essex
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| Statistics as at October 2006 [1] | |
The IG postcode area, also known as the Ilford postcode area[2], is a group of 11 postal districts in north east Greater London, which are subdivisions of six post towns.
The main sorting office is in Ilford and the area served includes parts of the London Borough of Redbridge and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. A small part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest is covered by the IG8 postal district. Part of the Epping Forest district of Essex is covered by the IG7, IG9 and IG10 postal districts.
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The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
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| IG1 | ILFORD | Ilford | Redbridge |
| IG2 | ILFORD | Gants Hill | Redbridge |
| IG3 | ILFORD | Seven Kings | Redbridge |
| IG4 | ILFORD | Redbridge | Redbridge |
| IG5 | ILFORD | Clayhall | Redbridge |
| IG6 | ILFORD | Barkingside | Redbridge |
| IG7 | CHIGWELL | Chigwell, Hainault | Epping Forest, Redbridge |
| IG8 | WOODFORD GREEN | Woodford Green, Woodford Bridge | Redbridge, Waltham Forest |
| IG9 | BUCKHURST HILL | Buckhurst Hill | Epping Forest |
| IG10 | LOUGHTON | Loughton | Epping Forest |
| IG11 | BARKING | Barking | Barking & Dagenham |
In April 2005, a local businessman started a campaign to have IG1 postcodes changed to London E19, on the pretext that IG1 is not recognised as a London postcode. He argued that so doing would help local businesses. A Royal Mail spokesman, however, said campaigners in Ilford had "virtually no hope" of changing their postcode.[3] Ilford had been removed from the London postal district in 1866.[4]
This move has the opposite motives to a group in London SE2 who wish to have their postcode changed to adjacent DA7 citing higher insurance for their houses, belongings and cars as reason to change. Royal Mail said they have never changed the first part of a postcode for these reasons.[5]
| The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - RM (Romford) - SE (London SE) - E (London E) - EN (Enfield) - CM (Chelmsford) . The southern boundary is the River Thames. Part of the western boundary is the North Circular Road and the River Roding. |
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- ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ The power of the postcode. BBC Online (2005-04-05). Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ Little Ilford, A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6 (1973), pp. 163-174. Date accessed: 14 December 2007.
- ^ Cracking the code’s not easy. This is Local London (2002-03-02). Retrieved on 2007-04-07.