Redbridge: local statistics
Redbridge is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 321,829 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Redbridge, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Redbridge took home £862.40 a week before tax, or £44,851 over a year. It is 24th of 32 in London, counting from the highest, and 4.5% less than across London. For full-time jobs located in Redbridge the median is £710.60 a week (−£151.80 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £653.70, so it has risen 32% before inflation.
The average house price in Redbridge was £481,297 in July 2026, down 2.7% on July 2025. That is 23rd of 33 in London, counting from the highest; the average for London was £550,037. The July peak was £494,450 in 2025, and prices are 24% above July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Redbridge (£44,851) gives a ratio of 10.7. That ratio is 22nd of 32 in London, counting from the highest ratio.
The police recorded 74.1 crimes per 1,000 residents in Redbridge in the year to March 2026 (23,856 offences in all), 24th of 33 in London, counting from the highest rate. That compares with 72.6 per 1,000 the year before. The highest rate in the series was 79.7, in the year to March 2022. Fraud is not included.
Average Band D council tax in Redbridge is £2,294.58 for 2026-27, 4.8% more than in 2025-26. It is the 10th highest of 33 in London. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,415.22, so it has risen 62%.
321,829 people lived in Redbridge in mid-2025, according to the ONS, down 0.4% on a year earlier. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +6.9%; London grew by 5.4% over the same years. That is the 12th fastest growth of 33 in London. The series peaked at 323,006 in mid-2024.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 72.3% of Redbridge residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 4.8 points), against 74.8% across London. Its lowest reading in the series was 68.1% and its highest 72.3%.
In August 2026, 12,735 people in Redbridge were on the claimant count, 6.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 (London: 5.5%). That compares with 5.9% a year before. The five-year high was 6.9% (August 2021); the low was 4.4% (January 2023).
In 2022 to 2024, women in Redbridge had a life expectancy at birth of 85.0 years; for men it was 80.9, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.6 years for women and +0.2 for men. It is close to the middle of all 32 council areas in London (15th highest for women).
The ONS counted 16,500 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Redbridge in March 2026, 19% more than in 2016. That is 51 for every 1,000 residents, mid-table in London, 18th of 33.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 301,022 |
| 2016 | 304,369 |
| 2017 | 305,937 |
| 2018 | 308,841 |
| 2019 | 311,780 |
| 2020 | 311,750 |
| 2021 | 310,130 |
| 2022 | 313,152 |
| 2023 | 318,749 |
| 2024 | 323,006 |
| 2025 | 321,829 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £387,387 |
| July 2017 | £401,841 |
| July 2018 | £416,647 |
| July 2019 | £407,008 |
| July 2020 | £408,728 |
| July 2021 | £440,786 |
| July 2022 | £465,794 |
| July 2023 | £447,133 |
| July 2024 | £470,259 |
| July 2025 | £494,450 |
| July 2026 | £481,297 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £653.70 a week |
| 2016 | £603.00 a week |
| 2017 | £644.90 a week |
| 2018 | £633.20 a week |
| 2019 | £683.90 a week |
| 2020 | £703.90 a week |
| 2021 | £729.90 a week |
| 2022 | £727.60 a week |
| 2023 | £768.20 a week |
| 2024 | £819.70 a week |
| 2025 | £862.40 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,415.22 |
| 2017-18 | £1,476.09 |
| 2018-19 | £1,549.98 |
| 2019-20 | £1,626.37 |
| 2020-21 | £1,690.04 |
| 2021-22 | £1,789.39 |
| 2022-23 | £1,863.94 |
| 2023-24 | £1,975.75 |
| 2024-25 | £2,089.87 |
| 2025-26 | £2,189.67 |
| 2026-27 | £2,294.58 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 65.2 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 67.8 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 77.5 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 76.2 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 77.4 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 71.8 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 79.7 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 77.9 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 76.9 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 72.6 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 74.1 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 69.8% |
| 2016/17 | 71.8% |
| 2017/18 | 71.0% |
| 2018/19 | 68.7% |
| 2019/20 | 71.3% |
| 2020/21 | 71.5% |
| 2021/22 | 68.1% |
| 2022/23 | 71.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68.5% |
| 2024/25 | 70.4% |
| 2025/26 | 72.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.4 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.2 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.3 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.2 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 85.1 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.4 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.9 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.5 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.0 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 13,860 |
| 2017 | 14,860 |
| 2018 | 14,765 |
| 2019 | 15,220 |
| 2020 | 15,850 |
| 2021 | 15,970 |
| 2022 | 15,840 |
| 2023 | 15,580 |
| 2024 | 15,645 |
| 2025 | 16,050 |
| 2026 | 16,500 |
Questions about Redbridge
What is the average salary in Redbridge?
£862.40 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the average house price in Redbridge?
£481,297 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-2.7% on a year).
What is the crime rate in Redbridge?
Home Office figures show 23,856 offences in the year to March 2026, or 74.1 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How much is Band D council tax in Redbridge?
£2,294.58 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the population of Redbridge?
321,829 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Redbridge?
The ONS claimant count was 12,735 in August 2026, 6.0% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is life expectancy in Redbridge?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 80.9 years for men and 85.0 for women.
Who has power over Redbridge
Every body that makes decisions for Redbridge, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Redbridge council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Redbridge in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Chingford and Woodford Green: Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative) MP
- Ilford North: Wes Streeting (Labour) MP
- Ilford South: Jas Athwal (Labour) MP
- Leyton and Wanstead: Mr Calvin Bailey (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: UK average weekly earnings growth · UK average house price · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime
- Other council areas in London: Bromley · Enfield · Hillingdon · Lambeth · Southwark · Tower Hamlets
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