Housing in IG4 5FB
What the homes in IG4 5FB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Barkingside West
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,052 (2024)
IG4 5FBIlford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (33.7%). Flats make up 32.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.5% of households in the IG4 5FB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 29% own outright and 28.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented36.5%20.5%
- Social rented5.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 23.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.8%). 26.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IG4 5FB (Barkingside West) (about 2,052 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.