London_Borough_of_Redbridge
London Borough of Redbridge
London borough in United Kingdom
The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough established in 1965.[1]
London Borough of Redbridge | |
|---|---|
Redbridge shown within Greater London | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | London |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Created | 1 April 1965 |
| Admin HQ | Ilford |
| Government | |
| • Type | London borough council |
| • Body | Redbridge London Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet Leader, Cllr Jas Athwal Deputy, Cllr Elaine Norman (Labour) |
| • Mayor | Roy Emmett |
| • London Assembly | Keith Prince (CON) AM for Havering and Redbridge |
| • MPs | John Cryer (LAB) Iain Duncan Smith (CON) Sam Tarry (LAB) Wes Streeting (LAB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.78 sq mi (56.41 km2) |
| • Rank | 236th (of 296) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 309,836 |
| • Rank | 42nd (of 296) |
| • Density | 14,000/sq mi (5,500/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcodes | |
| Area code | 020 |
| ONS code | 00BC |
| GSS code | E09000026 |
| Police | Metropolitan Police |
| Website | https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/ |
The borough shares boundaries with the Epping Forest District and the ceremonial county of Essex to the north, with the London Borough of Waltham Forest to the west, the London Borough of Havering to the east, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in the south and east, and the London Borough of Newham to the south.
The principal settlements in the borough are Ilford, Wanstead and Woodford.
The name comes from a bridge over the River Roding which was demolished in 1921. The bridge was made of red brick, unlike other bridges in the area made of white stone. The name had first been applied to the Redbridge area and Redbridge tube station was opened in 1947. It was earlier known as Hocklee's Bridge.[2]
Parks and open spaces
Redbridge has more than 35 parks, playgrounds and open spaces. These include Hainault Forest Country Park, with 300 acres of countryside including adventure play areas, cafe and petting zoo; Roding Valley Park, a wildlife sanctuary with a range of flora and fauna and woodland areas; Valentines Park, including Valentines Mansion, ornamental gardens, bowling green and outdoor gym; and Claybury Woods and Park, a conservation area that features an ancient area of oak and hornbeam woodland, meadows and wildlife ponds.[3]
Arts and culture
Valentines Mansion is a Georgian country house and gardens in the grounds of Valentines Park, Ilford.[4]
Kenneth More Theatre in Oakfield Road, Ilford opened in 1975.[5]
Redbridge Museum, which opened in 2000, is situated on the second floor of Redbridge Central Library, Clements Road, Ilford, along with the Redbridge Heritage Centre.[6][7]
The Embassy Cinema is an Art Deco former cinema in Chadwell Heath. It opened in 1934 and closed in 1966, but is currently the focus of a major restoration project.[8]
Libraries
Redbridge has 13 libraries across the borough. This includes the Redbridge Central Library, in Clements Road, Ilford, which had a major refurbishment in 2012. The libraries offer a number of services including reading clubs, story time sessions, study areas and learning resources. The libraries in Redbridge are:[9]
- Aldersbrook Library
- Clayhall Library
- Fullwell Cross Library
- Gants Hill Library
- Goodmayes Library
- Hainault Library
- Redbridge Central Library (in Ilford town centre)
- Keith Axon Library (in Chadwell Heath)
- Seven Kings Library
- South Woodford Library
- Uphall School Library (in Ilford)
- Wanstead Library
- Woodford Green Library
Redbridge has a number of sports and leisure facilities including the road and off-road cycling tracks at Redbridge Cycling Centre.[10]
There are two local football teams both playing in the Isthmian League Division One: Redbridge F.C. (not to be confused with Dagenham & Redbridge) and Ilford FC. In addition there is fellow Non-League football club Barkingside F.C. who play at The Oakside stadium.[11]
Valentines Park in Ilford acted as one of Essex County Cricket Club's home grounds in 1923-4 and from 1935 until 2002, when the club stopped playing there due to financial constraints.[12]
In 2011 the population of Redbridge was recorded at 278,970.[13] In common with the other London boroughs this continues a period of growth; between the 1991 and 2001 censuses the increase was 7.5%[14] with a further rise of 15.3% by 2011.[13] Redbridge has the third highest proportion of children and a higher-than-average proportion of older adults while the proportion of working age adults is slightly lower than average.[15] The population density was last recorded at 4,945 residents per km2 (the London regional density is 5,199, far higher than the England and Wales figure of 371).[13]
The healthy life expectancy (HLE) at birth for Redbridge residents stands at 65.5 years for males and 62.4 years for females (the England average HLE is 63.4 for males and 64.1 for females).[16]
Redbridge is one of the most ethnically diverse local authorities in the UK. 34% of respondents to the 2011 census stated that they were born outside the UK and 65.5% identified as belonging to an ethnic group other than white British.[17] Redbridge's largest ethnic group is White British (34.5%), followed by Indian (16.4%),[17] and Pakistani (Redbridge has the highest proportion of Pakistani residents of any London borough).[17]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 4,909 | — |
| 1811 | 6,317 | +28.7% |
| 1821 | 7,829 | +23.9% |
| 1831 | 8,572 | +9.5% |
| 1841 | 9,290 | +8.4% |
| 1851 | 9,921 | +6.8% |
| 1861 | 16,409 | +65.4% |
| 1871 | 22,897 | +39.5% |
| 1881 | 29,385 | +28.3% |
| 1891 | 51,250 | +74.4% |
| 1901 | 77,621 | +51.5% |
| 1911 | 117,735 | +51.7% |
| 1921 | 152,209 | +29.3% |
| 1931 | 196,790 | +29.3% |
| 1941 | 230,876 | +17.3% |
| 1951 | 270,876 | +17.3% |
| 1961 | 254,605 | −6.0% |
| 1971 | 239,337 | −6.0% |
| 1981 | 224,724 | −6.1% |
| 1991 | 231,198 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 238,628 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 278,970 | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 310,261 | +11.2% |
| Note:[18] | ||
Ethnic and religious change
In common with many London boroughs, the 2011 census showed notable ethnic and religious population mobility in Redbridge. Ethnic groups whose proportions fell in Redbridge were White British (-23% of the borough's total), Irish (-0.9%), and Caribbean (-0.6%). Ethnic groups whose proportions rose include Pakistani (+4.9%), other Asians (+4.4%), Bangladeshis (+3.9%), and other White (+2.9%). Religious groups whose proportions fell in Redbridge were Christian (-13.9%) and Jews (-2.5%). For Jews this represented a fall of over 50% of their number in some wards. Religious groups whose proportions rose include Muslims (+11.4%) followed by Hindu (+3.6%).[17]
Ethnicity
| Ethnic Group | Year | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 estimations[19] | 1991[20] | 2001[21] | 2011[22] | 2021[23] | ||||||
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| White: Total | 196,480 | 88.8% | 177,797 | 78.5% | 151,587 | 63.5% | 118,646 | 42.6% | 107,974 | 34.9% |
| White: British | – | – | – | – | 137,097 | 57.5% | 96,253 | 34.5% | 71,844 | 23.2% |
| White: Irish | – | – | – | – | 5,559 | 2.3% | 3,900 | 1.4% | 3,092 | 1.0% |
| White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller | – | – | – | – | – | – | 140 | 0.1% | 185 | 0.1% |
| White: Roma | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,104 | 0.4% |
| White: Other | – | – | – | – | 8,931 | 3.7% | 18,353 | 6.6% | 31,749 | 10.2% |
| Asian or Asian British: Total | – | – | 35,887 | 15.9% | 61,585 | 25.8% | 116,503 | 41.7% | 146,833 | 47.3% |
| Asian or Asian British: Indian | – | – | 23,182 | 10.2% | 33,304 | 14.0% | 45,660 | 16.4% | 51,183 | 16.5% |
| Asian or Asian British: Pakistani | – | – | 6,332 | 2.8% | 14,888 | 6.2% | 31,051 | 11.1% | 44,000 | 14.2% |
| Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi | – | – | 1,921 | 0.8% | 4,224 | 1.8% | 16,011 | 5.7% | 31,895 | 10.3% |
| Asian or Asian British: Chinese | – | – | 1,530 | 0.6% | 1,962 | 0.8% | 3,000 | 1.1% | 2,918 | 0.9% |
| Asian or Asian British: Other Asian | – | – | 2,922 | 1.3% | 7,207 | 3.0% | 20,781 | 7.4% | 16,837 | 5.4% |
| Black or Black British: Total | – | – | 9,607 | 4.2% | 18,112 | 7.6% | 24,845 | 8.8% | 26,096 | 8.4% |
| Black or Black British: African | – | – | 2,489 | 1.1% | 7,827 | 3.3% | 12,357 | 4.4% | 14,573 | 4.7% |
| Black or Black British: Caribbean | – | – | 5,546 | 2.5% | 9,126 | 3.8% | 9,064 | 3.2% | 8,452 | 2.7% |
| Black or Black British: Other Black | – | – | 1,572 | 0.6% | 1,159 | 0.5% | 3,424 | 1.2% | 3,071 | 1.0% |
| Mixed or British Mixed: Total | – | – | – | – | 5,831 | 4.2% | 11,456 | 4.1% | 12,736 | 4.2% |
| Mixed: White and Black Caribbean | – | – | – | – | 1,884 | 1.5% | 3,204 | 1.1% | 3,154 | 1.0% |
| Mixed: White and Black African | – | – | – | – | 742 | 0.8% | 1,692 | 0.6% | 1,717 | 0.6% |
| Mixed: White and Asian | – | – | – | – | 1,853 | 0.8% | 3,251 | 1.2% | 3,577 | 1.2% |
| Mixed: Other Mixed | – | – | – | – | 1,352 | 2.5% | 3,309 | 1.2% | 4,288 | 1.4% |
| Other: Total | – | – | 2,927 | 1.3% | 1,520 | 0.6% | 7,520 | 2.7% | 16,622 | 5.3% |
| Other: Arab | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,551 | 0.6% | 2,263 | 0.7% |
| Other: Any other ethnic group | – | – | 2,927 | 1.3% | 1,520 | 0.6% | 5,969 | 2.1% | 14,359 | 4.6% |
| Ethnic minority: Total | 24,819 | 11.2% | 48,421 | 21.4% | 87,048 | 36.5% | 160,324 | 57.3% | 202,287 | 65.1% |
| Total | 221,299 | 100% | 226,218 | 100% | 238,635 | 100.00% | 278,970 | 100.00% | 310,261 | 100% |
Religion
| Religion in Redbridge[24] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Per cent(%) | |||
| Muslim | 31.3% | |||
| Christian | 30.4% | |||
| No religion | 12.6% | |||
| Hindu | 11.1% | |||
| Undeclared | 5.7% | |||
| Sikh | 5.7% | |||
| Jewish | 2.1% | |||
| Other | 0.7% | |||
| Buddhist | 0.5% | |||
According to the 2021 Census, the largest religious groupings are Muslims (31.3 per cent), followed by Christians (30.4 per cent), those of no religion (12.6 per cent), Hindus (11.1 per cent) no response (5.7 per cent), Sikhs (5.7 per cent), Jews (2.1 per cent), Buddhists (0.5 per cent) and other religions at (0.7 per cent).
The number of Christians in 2011 residing in Redbridge ranked fourth lowest in England and Wales, and 12 per cent below the London average of 48.4%. The number of Muslims in Redbridge has more than doubled since 2001.[25]
Walking and cycling
The Roding Valley Way is a designated walking and cycling route between Woodford and Ilford.[26]
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| Route | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Shenfield to London Liverpool Street | 6 trains per hour |
| Station | Image | Opened[27] | Notes[27] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilford |  | 20 June 1839 | |
Seven Kings  |  | 1 April 1899 | |
| Goodmayes |  | 18 February 1901 | |
| Chadwell Heath |  | 11 January 1864 |
These services serving these stations were rebranded from TfL Rail to Elizabeth line in 2022.
London Underground
Central line: Epping Branch.
| Station | Image | Opened[27] | Notes[27] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snaresbrook |  | 14 December 1947 | First opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1856 |
| South Woodford |  | 14 December 1947 | First opened by the Eastern Counties Railway as South Woodford (George Lane) in 1856; renamed 1947 |
| Woodford |  | 14 December 1947 | First opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1856. Terminus of Hainault Loop |
Central line: Hainault Loop (follows the route of the A12 from Wanstead to Newbury Park)
| Station | Image | Opened[27] | Notes[27] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanstead |  | 14 December 1947 | |
| Redbridge |  | 14 December 1947 | |
| Gants Hill |  | 14 December 1947 | |
| Newbury Park |  | 14 December 1947 | First opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1903 |
| Barkingside |  | 31 May 1948 | First opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1903 |
| Fairlop |  | 31 May 1948 | First opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1903 |
| Hainault |  | 31 May 1948 | First opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1903. Closed 1908 to 1930. |
| Grange Hill |  | 21 November 1948 | First opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1903 |
| Roding Valley |  | 21 November 1948 | First opened by the London & North Eastern Railway in 1936 |
Buses
Numerous London buses run through and within the borough.
Travel to work
In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: driving a car or van, 23.5% all residents aged 16–74; underground, metro, light rail, tram, 18.4%; train, 6.2%; bus, minibus or coach, 4.6%; on foot, 3.7%; work mainly at or from home, 2.6%; passenger in a car or van, 1.5%.[28]
The borough was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 as a merger of the former area of:
| Former local government district | Population (1961)[29] |
|---|---|
| Municipal Borough of Ilford | 178,024 |
| Municipal Borough of Wanstead and Woodford | 61,416 |
| northern part of the Municipal Borough of Dagenham around Hog Hill | 3,569 |
| south eastern part of Chigwell Urban District around Hainault | 7,071 |
All of which had been transferred from Essex to Greater London by the Act. The former town hall in Ilford is now known as Redbridge Town Hall.[30]
Following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, minor changes were made on 1 April 1994 to the boundary with Barking & Dagenham[31] and Newham.[32] Further changes were made on 1 April 1995 to the boundary with Waltham Forest[33] and Epping Forest District.[34] The latter change transferred an area around Grange Hill and Roding Valley tube stations from Essex to Greater London.[34]
Awards
In November 2018, Redbridge Council was reported as the sixth-most productive council in England overall and the most productive in provision of adult social care in a report published by the public service consultancy iMPOWER.[35][36]
Redbridge London Borough Council
Summary of Council results:
| Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Labour | 25 | 35 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | No Overall Control | 29 | 25 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010[37][38] | No Overall Control | 30 | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | No Overall Control | 31 | 14 | 13 | 5 |
| 2006[39] | Conservative | 33 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 2002 | Conservative | 33 | 21 | 9 | - |
| 1998 | No overall control | 23 | 30 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | No overall control | 24 | 29 | 9 | |
| 1990[40] | Conservative | 42 | 18 | 3 | |
| 1986 | Conservative | 45 | 17 | 1 | |
| 1982 | Conservative | 51 | 12 | ||
| 1978 | Conservative | 50 | 13 | ||
| 1974 | Conservative | 45 | 15 | ||
| 1971 | Conservative | 42 | 18 | ||
| 1968 | Conservative | 55 | 5 | ||
| 1964 | Conservative | 45 | 15 |
Greater London representation
For elections to the Greater London Council, the borough formed the Redbridge electoral division, electing three members. In 1973 it was divided into the single-member Ilford North, Ilford South and Wanstead and Woodford electoral divisions.[41] The Greater London Council was abolished in 1986.
Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly, the borough forms part of the Havering and Redbridge constituency.
Redbridge Council is the Local Education Authority. The Borough has the accolade of sending more young people to university than any other borough in the country in both 2011 and 2012. GCSE and A Level results are consistently higher than the Country's average. A 2017 report by Trust for London and the New Policy Institute found that Redbridge has the highest proportion of 19 year olds with Level 3 qualifications (equivalent to an A Level) of any London borough.[42]
All schools in the borough take part in the Redbridge Schools Choral Festival, a bi-annual music festival held in the Royal Albert Hall in Knightsbridge.[43]
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