Ilford Central & East

Redbridge · London · population 7,271 · 3 LSOAs

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

17Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,674 of 6,856 in England
  • #872 of 1,002 in London
  • #30 of 33 in Redbridge
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,165
Median age (est.)32
Density11,459per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above46%
No car or van55%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 12%25–44 41%45–64 17%65+ 6%

Tenure

Own outright: 11%Mortgage/shared: 13%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 66%
Own outright 11%Mortgage/shared 13%Social rent 10%Private rent 66%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 39%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 26%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 39%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 9%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Elementary15%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors9%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant7%
Caring & leisure6%

Ethnic group

White: 17%Asian: 66%Black: 9%Mixed: 3%Other: 6%
White 17%Asian 66%Black 9%Mixed 3%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Muslim 41% · Christian 21% · Hindu 20%

Born outside the UK: 67%

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

Ilford Central & East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,674 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #30 of 33 in Redbridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (50) and lowest on Crime (7). Typical homes here sold for about £259,998 over the past year, down 1% across five years (from 22 sales), 49% below the wider Redbridge median of £510,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,688 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 343 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 9 · #6,264
Employment 29 · #4,838
Education 50 · #3,432
Health 43 · #3,905
Crime 7 · #6,373
Housing & access 7 · #6,353
Living environment 26 · #5,084

House prices ?

£259,998median (12m) · — yr · n=22
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£259,99822-1.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£440,0009+26.8%
Flat£215,00013-17.3%
This area£259,998
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)£47,688±£7,403 · #1,501 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£19,298
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 ?

32Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

343 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,496 offences
Redbridge79
London102
England83

Rank #6,366 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences684
Theft1,009
Burglary65
Vehicle crime128
Criminal damage & arson116
Public order & weapons195
Drugs157
Robbery109
Other33

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 506 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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