Woodford Wells

Redbridge · London · population 11,255 · 7 LSOAs

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

92Area Score / 100 ?
  • #540 of 6,856 in England
  • #59 of 1,002 in London
  • #1 of 33 in Redbridge
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,161
Median age (est.)45
Density3,629per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above49%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 6%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 21%
One person 27%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 67%Asian: 19%Black: 5%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 67%Asian 19%Black 5%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 23% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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

Woodford Wells is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #540 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 33 in Redbridge. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (97) but weak on Living environment (26). Typical homes here sold for about £750,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 121 sales), 47% above the wider Redbridge median of £510,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,323 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £60,340 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 42 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 87 · #876
Employment 92 · #512
Education 94 · #403
Health 97 · #211
Crime 87 · #896
Housing & access 71 · #1,979
Living environment 26 · #5,064

House prices ?

£750,000median (12m) · +26.6% yr · n=121
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£750,000121+26.6%+3.7%
Detached£1,240,00029+3.3%+21.0%
Semi-detached£980,00031+7.1%+18.1%
Terraced£650,00018+17.8%+11.0%
Flat£370,000430.0%0.0%
This area£750,000
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)£60,340±£8,544 · #174 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£51,591
Price-to-income ?12.4×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 ?

8Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

42 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 475 offences
Redbridge79
London102
England83

Rank #1,434 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences190
Theft56
Burglary49
Vehicle crime89
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons28
Drugs11
Robbery20
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 82 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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