Housing in IG5 0SU
What the homes in IG5 0SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Barkingside North
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,512 (2024)
IG5 0SUIlford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (48.5%). Flats make up 50.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.1% of households in the IG5 0SU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 15.9% own outright and 18.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented16.4%20.5%
- Social rented48%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 29.5% 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 (17.3%). 26.3% 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 IG5 0SU (Barkingside North) (about 1,512 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.