Barkingside West

Redbridge · London · population 6,738 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

78Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,486 of 6,856 in England
  • #163 of 1,002 in London
  • #6 of 33 in Redbridge
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,620
Median age (est.)40
Density8,262per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above45%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 13%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 4%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 8%Other: 26%
One person 21%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 8%Other 26%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 14% · Administrative 13%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative13%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service8%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary7%
Process & plant5%
Caring & leisure5%

Ethnic group

White: 26%Asian: 60%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 7%
White 26%Asian 60%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Muslim 33% · Christian 20% · Hindu 20%

Born outside the UK: 45%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Barkingside West is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,486 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 33 in Redbridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (90) and lowest on Living environment (35). Typical homes here sold for about £625,000 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 45 sales), 23% above the wider Redbridge median of £510,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,867 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 40 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 53 · #3,234
Employment 80 · #1,396
Education 80 · #1,362
Health 90 · #711
Crime 70 · #2,061
Housing & access 66 · #2,294
Living environment 35 · #4,461

House prices ?

£625,000median (12m) · +5.8% yr · n=45
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£625,00045+5.8%+24.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£745,00016+11.2%+20.6%
Terraced£665,00016+7.3%+19.8%
Flat£147,75012-44.8%+10.5%
This area£625,000
Redbridge£510,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£50,867±£7,410 · #920 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,007
Price-to-income ?12.3×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

15Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

40 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 273 offences
Redbridge79
London102
England83

Rank #1,285 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences127
Theft33
Burglary12
Vehicle crime47
Criminal damage & arson17
Public order & weapons22
Drugs6
Robbery3
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 106 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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