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.
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 157th of 294 English council areas — better than 47% of them.
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
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:
- 123 → Ilford, Hainault Street · 11 min
- 123 → Ilford, Hainault Street · 28 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£495,977 average▲ 3.6% YoY
Across Redbridge · to 2026-06
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)
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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s369 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities280 local signatures · 16,437 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership206 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office142 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test131 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Grandma's House · 0.2 kmGrandma'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 kmValentines 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 kmClayhall 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 kmBeal 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)