Redbridge

Borough · London · United Kingdom

North-east London borough with Ilford's busy town centre on the Elizabeth line, leafy Wanstead and Woodford, and Epping Forest on its edge.

Median rent, 2-bed home£1,700 per month
Price level£££££
Good forFamiliesQuiet & greenEasy commute
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Overview

Good for

Families; forest and parks; Elizabeth line

Watch out for

Ilford town centre can feel congested

Neighborhoods

  • Ilford
  • Wanstead
  • Woodford
  • Gants Hill
  • Seven Kings

Rent

The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Redbridge was £1,700 in 2025/26, 17% below the London average. It is the 26th most expensive of 33 boroughs.

Home sizeMedian rent / month
Room£801
Studio£1,050
1 bedroom£1,400
2 bedrooms£1,700
3 bedrooms£2,123
4+ bedrooms£2,675

Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.

Rent by postcode district in Redbridge

Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.

DistrictIncludes (wards)1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
E18Churchfields, South Woodford, Wanstead Village£1,473£1,725£2,175
IG1Clementswood, Cranbrook, Ilford Town, Loxford, Mayfield, Newbury£1,400£1,900£2,000
IG2Aldborough, Barkingside, Cranbrook, Ilford Town, Newbury, Valentines£1,400£1,650£2,200
IG3Goodmayes, Ilford Town, Mayfield, Newbury, Seven Kings£1,250£1,650£2,200
IG4Barkingside, Clayhall, Cranbrook, Ilford Town, Wanstead Park–£1,475£2,250
IG5Barkingside, Clayhall, Fairlop, Fullwell, Ilford Town––£2,225
IG6Aldborough, Barkingside, Fairlop, Fullwell, Hainault£1,300£1,600£2,100
IG7Chigwell with Lambourne, Fairlop, Grange Hill, Hainault, Loughton Roding£1,400£1,650£1,950
IG8Bridge, Chigwell with Lambourne, Churchfields, Clayhall, Fullwell, Grange Hill£1,400£1,700£2,000
Rent £/month (2-bed)
  1. 1,550–1,700
  2. 1,700–1,800
  3. 1,800–2,000
  4. 2,000–2,350
  5. 2,350–3,563

Who lives here

Who lives hereRedbridgeLondon
Population310,2598,799,725
One-person households23.0%29.3%
Children under 1520.7%18.1%
Aged 15–2412.3%12.3%
Aged 65 and over12.2%11.9%
Social housing rentals11.3%23.1%
Private rentals30.4%30.0%
Owner-occupied homes58.0%46.8%

Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).

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Getting around

  • Elizabeth and Central lines

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