Redbridge
Redbridge is a town or village in Greater London, England. It has around 4 GPs & clinics, 3 pharmacies, 3 supermarkets, and 52 restaurants and cafés, 49 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Gants Hill, 0.3 km away. There were around 280 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Redbridge area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Redbridge area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 310,260 residents at roughly 5,502 people per km².
- Council
- Redbridge
- County
- Greater London
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
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°COvercast
- Today: 25° / 18° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:19
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
3US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: carbon monoxide
Source: WAQI · Waltham Forest Dawlish Rd, United Kingdom
Crime
303 reported · July 2026▼ 4% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences115
- Anti-social behaviour73
- Vehicle crime32
- Drugs20
31 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Cranbrook · Metropolitan
Local policing priorities
- Violence related priority
- Reduction in theft of motor vehicle
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
- 358 rated 4–5 ★ (298 top)
- 35 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Redbridge (0.5 km)
- 34 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ilford (2.1 km):
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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 (5.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (11.4 km)
58 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: MFG Eastern Avenue (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres6
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches73
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds11
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
- 29 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
- Schools15
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens181
- Restaurants & cafés57
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
25% low-carbon electricity
Gas 59% · Imports 17% · Nuclear 12% · Wind 6%
248 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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
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
- Redbridge, London · 0.2 km
Redbridge is an area in East London, England. It gives its name to the London Borough of Redbridge, a local government district of Greater London, with which it should not be confused.
- Redbridge tube station · 0.4 km
Redbridge is a London Underground station on Eastern Avenue in the Redbridge district of Ilford, East London. It is on the Hainault Loop of the Central line between Wanstead and Gants Hill stations, and is in London f…
Frenford F.C. · 0.5 kmFrenford Football Club is a football club based in Ilford, London, England. Based at the Jack Carter Centre, they are currently members of the Essex Senior League.
Wanstead Hall · 0.9 kmWanstead Hall was the manor house for the Manor of Wanstead, now in the London Borough of Redbridge but historically in the county of Essex. It was later demolished to make way for the construction of Wanstead House.
Wanstead Park · 1.0 kmWanstead Park is a municipal park covering an area of about 140 acres, in Wanstead, in the London Borough of Redbridge. It is also a district of the London Borough of Redbridge, which was in Essex until 1965.
Wanstead High School · 1.0 kmWanstead High School (WHS), formerly Wanstead County High School, is a co-educational, non-denominational, comprehensive secondary school in Wanstead, London, United Kingdom.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Redbridge?
- Redbridge is a town in Greater London, England, in the Redbridge local authority.
- How deprived is Redbridge?
- The Redbridge local authority, which includes Redbridge, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.