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10,401 people · median £560,000 · Redbridge
Redbridge Council · Labour-controlled 43/63 seats · 68% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector
Population10,401
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Median age37.3
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)
Employment rate59%
Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.
Unemployed · of economically active residents7.1%
Self-employed · of people in work23.7%
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Retired14.1%
ONS Census 2021
Degree-level qualified43%
Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.
No formal qualifications18.1%
Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021
Good or very good health85%
Residents who described their general health as good or very good.
Average life-satisfaction rating 7.59/10
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Happiness7.63/10
Feels worthwhile7.89/10
Anxiety (lower = better)3.09/10
Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 6/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
4.4/10
Employment
6.2/10
Education & skills
6.3/10
Health & disability
7.4/10
Crime
5.8/10
Housing & services
4.4/10
Living environment
4.5/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
61%
own their home
51%
Asian
largest ethnic group · next: White 34%
largest ethnic group · next: White 34%
ONS Census 2021
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