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Housing in IG8 7DF

What the homes in IG8 7DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Roding
Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,896 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.4%). Flats make up 31.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

IG8 7DFEngland
Detached3.3%22.9%
Semi-detached34.4%31.5%
Terraced31%23%
Purpose-built flat26%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.5% of households in the IG8 7DF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.3% own outright and 41.1% with a mortgage.

IG8 7DF
66%
24%
England
  • Owned66.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented24.3%20.5%
  • Social rented7.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IG8 7DFEngland
Owned outright25.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan41.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council5.7%8.3%
From a housing association2.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 19.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IG8 7DFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.5%). 31.4% of households include dependent children.

IG8 7DFEngland
Living alone, under 6612.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.7%12.8%
Couple, no children14.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%9.2%
Sharers and other households14%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 IG8 7DF (Roding) (about 1,896 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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