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Council tax bands in Redbridge

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Redbridge has the third-smallest share of homes built from 1965 to 1982 (6.4%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 33 councils in London, it has the third-largest share of terraced houses (41.1%), the second-smallest share of two-bedroom homes (25.2%) and the third-largest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (25.4%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA3B13C26D30E18F7G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA3B13C26D30E18F7G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%Before190018%1900–191834%1919–193912%1945–19646%1965–19828%1983–19998%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%<190018%190034%191912%19456%19658%19838%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (34.1%), from 1900 to 1918 (18.3%) and from 1945 to 1964 (12.5%). Some 4,370 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a lower band than the middle home built before 2016 (band D). By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built between the wars, band D for homes built from 1900 to 1918 and band C for those built from 1945 to 1964. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 670 homes (+0.62%). The busiest single year was 2024, with 550 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEBuilt before 2016BCDEF

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Redbridge is terraced houses, followed in turn by flats and maisonettes (35.9%), semi-detached houses (16.6%), detached houses (3.3%) and bungalows (2.6%). The widest gap to the rest of London is in flats and maisonettes: 21.6 points below the share there (57.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band E for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Enfield, followed by Liverpool and Norwich.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes35.9%ABCDTerraced houses41.1%CDESemi-detached houses16.6%CDEFDetached houses3.3%EFGBungalows2.6%DEFG

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (45.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and one-bedroom (16.5%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band E with four and band F with five. A detached house here has 3.9 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 13.0%. Homes here average 2.58 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom16.5%2 bedrooms25.2%3 bedrooms45.4%4 bedrooms10.3%5 bedrooms2.1%6+ bedrooms0.6%

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Redbridge gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 73.8%, with band D the largest single band (29.8%). The share in bands A and B, 15.7%, is 27.4 points below the figure for England as a whole. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, C, E, B, F, G, A and H. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Brent. Band H, the top band, holds 220 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA2.6%B13.1%C25.9%D29.8%E18.1%F7.2%G3.1%H0.2%RedbridgeLondonEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Redbridge are Dartford (10.8), Ealing (11.0) and Enfield (11.3); the furthest within London is the City of London (93.5).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Redbridge comes 21st of the 33 councils in London, just behind Croydon and just ahead of Hounslow. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveRedbridge 10%1%53%