Chadwell Heath South West

Redbridge · London · population 7,147 · 3 LSOAs

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

28Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,927 of 6,856 in England
  • #687 of 1,002 in London
  • #28 of 33 in Redbridge
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,271
Median age (est.)34
Density11,883per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above39%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 12%25–44 33%45–64 22%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 36%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 17%Private rent 36%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 17%Other: 14%
One person 26%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 17%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Elementary 13% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Elementary13%
Administrative12%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 29%Asian: 45%Black: 16%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 29%Asian 45%Black 16%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 35% · Christian 34% · No religion 11%

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

Chadwell Heath South West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,927 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 33 in Redbridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (58) and lowest on Housing & access (4). Typical homes here sold for about £290,000 over the past year, down 28% across five years (from 39 sales), 43% below the wider Redbridge median of £510,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,329 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 93 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 18 · #5,612
Employment 37 · #4,324
Education 55 · #3,110
Health 58 · #2,863
Crime 37 · #4,344
Housing & access 4 · #6,572
Living environment 31 · #4,749

House prices ?

£290,000median (12m) · -31.4% yr · n=39
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£290,00039-31.4%-27.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Terraced£490,00019+4.4%+19.5%
Flat£234,000180.0%-5.6%
This area£290,000
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)£52,329±£7,632 · #746 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,546
Price-to-income ?5.5×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

42Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

93 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 666 offences
Redbridge79
London102
England83

Rank #4,673 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences217
Theft211
Burglary21
Vehicle crime60
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons40
Drugs44
Robbery29
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 132 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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