Ilford South West

Redbridge · London · population 11,825 · 7 LSOAs

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

15Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,804 of 6,856 in England
  • #900 of 1,002 in London
  • #32 of 33 in Redbridge
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,488
Median age (est.)32
Density16,772per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above40%
No car or van47%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 14%25–44 35%45–64 20%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 46%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 20%Private rent 46%

Households

One person: 20%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 16%Other: 19%
One person 20%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 16%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Elementary14%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors9%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Caring & leisure8%

Ethnic group

White: 16%Asian: 61%Black: 14%Mixed: 3%Other: 6%
White 16%Asian 61%Black 14%Mixed 3%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Muslim 46% · Christian 22% · Hindu 15%

Born outside the UK: 58%

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 South West is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,804 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #32 of 33 in Redbridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (48) and lowest on Income (7). Typical homes here, about £395,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 33 sales), 23% below the wider Redbridge median of £510,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,213 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 101 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 7 · #6,353
Employment 28 · #4,941
Education 34 · #4,516
Health 48 · #3,535
Crime 15 · #5,797
Housing & access 15 · #5,839
Living environment 10 · #6,147

House prices ?

£395,000median (12m) · +3.9% yr · n=33
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£395,00033+3.9%+25.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£430,00022+3.6%+17.4%
Flat£212,50010-21.3%+79.2%
This area£395,000
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)£48,213±£7,095 · #1,408 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,147
Price-to-income ?8.2×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 ?

14Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

101 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,196 offences
Redbridge79
London102
England83

Rank #4,980 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences434
Theft267
Burglary51
Vehicle crime111
Criminal damage & arson73
Public order & weapons117
Drugs69
Robbery52
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 411 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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