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Barkingside · Redbridge

Barkingside: your neighbourhood

Barkingside electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 6% here, compared with 11% across Redbridge (4.9 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 27% here, compared with 30% across Redbridge (3.4 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 45.6% here, compared with 42.4% across Redbridge (3.2 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

13.7%

21 March 2021 · Barkingside

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,102 out of 15,331.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4%

21 March 2021 · Barkingside

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

611 out of 15,324.

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People counted in the census

15,325

21 March 2021 · Barkingside

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

15,325 out of 15,325.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

45.6%

21 March 2021 · Barkingside

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

5,545 out of 12,156.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

52.7%

21 March 2021 · Barkingside

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,582 out of 4,895.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16.8%

21 March 2021 · Barkingside

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

820 out of 4,895.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

37.6%

21 March 2021 · Barkingside

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

4,570 out of 12,166.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.6%

21 March 2021 · Barkingside

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

7,133 out of 12,166.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Barkingside

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

269 out of 12,166.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.1%

21 March 2021 · Barkingside

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,960 out of 12,156.

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Homes rented privately

27%

21 March 2021 · Barkingside

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,326 out of 4,895.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

16.1%

21 March 2021 · Barkingside

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,962 out of 12,166.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6%

21 March 2021 · Barkingside

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

311 out of 4,895.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.8%

21 March 2021 · Barkingside

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

463 out of 12,166.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Barkingside ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

835 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 767 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Barkingside ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 71 mapped crimes in September 2024; 61 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Barkingside
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 20247118
October 20246223
November 20247818
December 20246410
January 20256515
February 20255915
March 20258221
April 20254619
May 20255225
June 20255920
July 20256133
August 20256837
September 20257332
October 20256737
November 20257314
December 20257420
January 20265812
February 20266410
March 20267219
April 20265616
May 20267628
June 20267718
July 20268426
August 20266122
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Barkingside
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime379
vehicle crime107
other theft63
public order55
burglary47
theft from the person35
criminal damage arson32
drugs31
shoplifting30
robbery22
other crime21
possession of weapons8
bicycle theft5
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Redbridge →