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Housing in IG3 9BF

What the homes in IG3 9BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Goodmayes South
Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,566 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (24.4%). Flats make up 49%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

IG3 9BFEngland
Detached5%22.9%
Semi-detached22.7%31.5%
Terraced23.2%23%
Purpose-built flat24.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house18.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.2% of households in the IG3 9BF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.

IG3 9BF
47%
41%
England
  • Owned47.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.2%1%
  • Private rented40.8%20.5%
  • Social rented9.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IG3 9BFEngland
Owned outright24%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council4.9%8.3%
From a housing association4.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 19.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IG3 9BFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.8%). 35.6% of households include dependent children.

IG3 9BFEngland
Living alone, under 6613.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.1%12.8%
Couple, no children7.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Redbridge

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Redbridge (August 2026, +2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

RedbridgeEngland
All homes£1,726£1,459
One bedroom£1,368£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,681£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,981£1,489
Four or more£2,711£2,161
Detached£2,752£1,640
Semi-detached£2,176£1,449
Terraced£2,017£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,551£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IG3 9BF (Goodmayes South) (about 2,566 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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