London Borough of Redbridge: local authority assessment

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Assessment published: 10 December 2025

About London Borough of Redbridge

Demographics

The London Borough of Redbridge is an Outer London borough situated towards the north-east, bordering Essex to the north. The principal towns in Redbridge are Ilford, Wanstead, and Woodford, with the town hall and administrative centres based in Ilford.

The population of Redbridge in 2023 was estimated to be 313,392, with 12.67% of the population aged 65 or over, which is lower than the England average of 18.69% population aged 65 or over. Some areas within Redbridge have seen significant population growth at a faster rate than the borough, with the largest population growth in the Ilford Town, Hainault and Mayfield wards.  

Redbridge has an Index of Multiple Deprivation decile of 4. A local authority with a decile of 1 means it is in the least deprived group (lowest 10%), while a local authority with a decile of 10 means it is in the most deprived group (highest 10%).  

Redbridge has a diverse population with 47.33% of the population identifying as Asian or Asian British, 34.08% as White British or other White backgrounds and 8.41% as Black, Black British, Caribbean, or African. Redbridge also has a significant population who identify as Roma comprising 0.4% of their population.  

Redbridge is part of the North East London Integrated Care Board, alongside Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and 5 other local authorities.  

Redbridge council is a Labour-controlled administration with 53 councillors representing the Labour party, 9 councillors from the Conservative party and 4 independent councillors.

Financial facts

• The local authority estimated that in 2023/24, its total budget would be £586,474,000. Its actual spend for that year was £621,108,000, which was £34,634,000 more than estimated.  
• The local authority estimated that it would spend £74,355,000 of its total budget on adult social care in 2023/24. Its actual spend for that year was £93,497,000, which was £19,142,000 more than estimated.
• In 2023/24, 15.05% of the budget was spent on adult social care  
• The local authority has raised the full adult social care precept for 2023/24, with a value of 2%. Please note that the amount raised through adult social care precept varies from local authority to local authority.
• Approximately 4005 people were accessing long-term adult social care support, and approximately 790 people were accessing short-term adult social care support in 2023/24. Local authorities spend money on a range of adult social care services, including supporting individuals. No two care packages are the same and vary significantly in their intensity, duration, and cost.  

This data is reproduced at the request of the Department of Health and Social Care. It has not been factored into our assessment and is presented for information purposes only.