Redbridge: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£1,095,799

Semi-detached

£681,463

Terraced

£534,863

Flat or maisonette

£301,186

First-time buyers

£414,259

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  221,999 in 1991 → 321,231 in 2024 (+44.7%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £225,810 in 2005 → £481,297 in 2026 (+113.1%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £527 in 2008 → £699 in 2025 (+32.7%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  74.1% in 2004 → 69.0% in 2023 (−6.9%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.4% in 2001 → 6.0% in 2025 (+150.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,180 in 1997 → £27,711 in 2024 (+147.9%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Redbridge; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Business births · Economy & work15.2% (2024) · 6th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.1 t per person (2024) · 3rd lowest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access99% (May 2024) · 15th highest of 318
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access8 min (2019) · 21st lowest of 326

Where it ranks worst

• Job density · Economy & work0.46 jobs per resident (2024) · 346th highest of 350
• Home gas use · Environment12,222 kWh (2024/25) · 333rd lowest of 347
• Claimant count · Economy & work6.0% (2025) · 343rd lowest of 361
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work28.7% (2023) · 323rd lowest of 348

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.9 years · England 80.0 · 19th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.3 years · England 83.8 · 20th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)63.5 years · England 60.9 · 32nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)63.3 years · England 61.3 · 35th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)261.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 19th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.5% · England 10.4 · 37th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)60.8% · England 64.6 · 39th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)72.8% · England 68.3 · 15th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)53.7 score · England 46.0 · 8th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)3.1% · England 5.8 · 22nd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)16.6% · England 19.8 · 61st lowest of 153