Housing in IG8 8EE
What the homes in IG8 8EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodford Bridge
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,167 (2024)
IG8 8EEWoodford Green
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (32%). Flats make up 28.7%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
71.1% of households in the IG8 8EE area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 36.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented19.7%20.5%
- Social rented8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.2%). 25.1% 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 IG8 8EE (Woodford Bridge) (about 2,167 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.