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Redbridge

Redbridge is a town or village in Greater London, England. It features four GP surgeries, five pharmacies, five supermarkets, and around 77 restaurants and cafés, along with 38 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Gants Hill, 0.6 km away. There were around 411 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. Covers 3 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Redbridge is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 310,260 residents at roughly 5,502 people per km².

49/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 157th of 294 English council areas — better than 47% of them.

Low crime48
Home affordability4
Affordable rents6
Good schools79
Life expectancy83
Low deprivation50
Employment7
Low council tax83

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 21° / 18° · 75% rain
  • Tomorrow: 26° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:21

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Waltham Forest Dawlish Rd, United Kingdom

Crime

453 reported · July 2026 8% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences155
  • Anti-social behaviour110
  • Shoplifting45
  • Vehicle crime36

35 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Barkingside · Metropolitan

Local policing priorities

  • Barkingside has a main transport hub in Gants Hill, including busy night life venues. Due to the area covering a busy Underground Station…
  • Gants Hill Underground station serves as the main transport hub in Barkingside, that serves hundreds members of Public due to its direct…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

624 reported road collisions (2024)

81 killed or seriously injured · 737 casualties · 20.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 351 rated 4–5 ★ (287 top)
  • 34 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Gants Hill (0.6 km)
  • 38 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ilford (2.6 km):

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Live buses at Glenwood Gardens:

  • 123Ilford, Hainault Street · 11 min
  • 123Ilford, Hainault Street · 28 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£495,977 average 3.6% YoY

Across Redbridge · to 2026-06

Detached£1,123,235
Semi-detached£700,446
Terraced£549,176
Flat£312,545

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,724 average monthly rent 2.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,365
  • 2 bed £1,679
  • 3 bed £1,977

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

14.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 14.2 times median annual pay (14.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (7.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 179.7p · Asda (7.4 km)

53 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Gants Hill United Reformed Church (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Sports pitches63
  • Playgrounds18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

310,260 residents in Redbridge · 5,502/km²

  • Under 16: 22%
  • 16–64: 66%
  • 65+: 12%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 160 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,295 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (30% of 108,080)

A £1,530
B £1,785
C £2,040
D £2,295
E £2,804
F £3,314
G £3,824
H £4,589

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

95 schools · 58,362 pupils

53 primary · 14 secondary · 28 other

Ofsted: 32 of 34 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)

79inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Valentines High SchoolOutstanding
  • Woodbridge High SchoolOutstanding
  • Beal High SchoolGood
  • Caterham High SchoolGood
  • Forest AcademyGood
  • Ilford County High SchoolGood
  • Oaks Park High SchoolGood
  • Trinity Catholic High SchoolGood
  • King Solomon High SchoolRequires improvement
  • Chadwell Heath Academy
  • Mayfield School
  • The Palmer Catholic Academy
  • The Ursuline Academy Ilford
  • Wanstead High School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Redbridge

Care & health services

367 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes78
  • GP practices62
  • Dentists67
  • Homecare agencies128
  • Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Redbridge

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 25 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

370 applications decided

68.9% granted · 255 granted, 115 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Wes Streeting

Labour

Ilford North

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 43
  • Con 5
  • Grn 5
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 9

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools20
  • GPs & clinics8
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets8
  • Parks & greens20
  • Restaurants & cafés85

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

16,050 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£862 median full-time weekly pay

6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,711 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 118,144 certificates

10.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

32% low-carbon electricity

Imports 52% · Wind 18% · Gas 16% · Nuclear 13%

111 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.3 yrs women · 81.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 63.3 women · 63.5 men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

2 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in IG5

  • The Fullwell Avenue Surgery
  • Clayhall Clinic

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ilford North:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Grandma's House · 0.2 km

    Grandma's House is a sitcom television series broadcast on BBC Two. Written by Simon Amstell and long-term collaborator Dan Swimer, the series stars Simon Amstell playing a version of himself: an ex-television present…

  • Gants Hill tube station · 0.6 km

    Gants Hill is a London Underground station in the largely residential Gants Hill district of Ilford, in east London, England. It is on the Hainault loop of the Central line between Redbridge and Newbury Park stations.…

  • Gants Hill · 0.7 km

    Gants Hill is an area of Ilford in East London, England, within the borough of Redbridge. It is a suburb 9.5 miles (15.3 km) east northeast of Charing Cross. It lends its name to a central roundabout where five roads…

  • Valentines High School · 0.9 km

    Valentines High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Ilford area of the London Borough of Redbridge. It has approximately 1300 pupils and 93 teachers. Valentines has been a teaching…

  • Clayhall · 1.0 km

    Clayhall is a district of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge in east London, England. It is a suburban development. The name is derived from an old manor house that stood within the current area. It is first me…

  • Beal High School · 1.1 km

    Beal High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Redbridge, Greater London, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)