South Woodford High Road

Redbridge · London · population 12,110 · 7 LSOAs

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

81Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,287 of 6,856 in England
  • #129 of 1,002 in London
  • #4 of 33 in Redbridge
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,393
Median age (est.)38
Density8,308per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above54%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 35%45–64 25%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 8%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional16%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades7%
Elementary6%
Caring & leisure5%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 63%Asian: 21%Black: 6%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 63%Asian 21%Black 6%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 29% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 30%

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

South Woodford High Road is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,287 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 33 in Redbridge. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (92) but weak on Living environment (26). Typical homes here, about £570,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 31% in five years (from 166 sales), 12% above the wider Redbridge median of £510,000. Typical household take-home income is around £59,398 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 74 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 70 · #2,075
Employment 81 · #1,321
Education 92 · #560
Health 90 · #656
Crime 68 · #2,192
Housing & access 60 · #2,713
Living environment 26 · #5,084

House prices ?

£570,000median (12m) · +18.8% yr · n=166
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£570,000166+18.8%+31.0%
Detached£700,0007-17.6%+8.5%
Semi-detached£890,00041+1.7%+21.1%
Terraced£722,00041+2.4%+2.7%
Flat£390,00077+6.0%+10.0%
This area£570,000
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)£59,398±£8,385 · #212 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£47,119
Price-to-income ?9.6×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 ?

23Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

74 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 895 offences
Redbridge79
London102
England83

Rank #3,763 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences188
Theft336
Burglary72
Vehicle crime112
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons55
Drugs54
Robbery33
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 176 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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