Editing London Borough of Redbridge

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The '''London Borough of Redbridge''' is a [[London boroughs|London borough]] established in 1965.<ref>{{cite web|title=London Places |url=http://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/LP2011%20Chapter%202.pdf |website=Greater London Authority |publisher=GLA |access-date=11 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906090756/http://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/LP2011%20Chapter%202.pdf |archive-date=6 September 2015 }}</ref>

The borough shares boundaries with the [[Epping Forest District]] and the ceremonial county of [[Essex]] to the north, with the [[London Borough of Waltham Forest]] to the west, the [[London Borough of Havering]] to the east, the [[London Borough of Barking and Dagenham]] in the south east, and the [[London Borough of Newham]] to the south west.

The principal settlements in the borough are [[Ilford]], [[Wanstead]] and [[Woodford, London|Woodford]].

==Etymology==
The name comes from a bridge over the [[River Roding]] which was demolished in 1921. The bridge was made of red brick, unlike other bridges in the area made of white stone. The name had first been applied to the [[Redbridge, London|Redbridge]] area and [[Redbridge tube station]] was opened in 1947. It was earlier known as Hocklee's Bridge.<ref name=mills>Mills, A., ''Dictionary of London Place Names'', (2001)</ref>

==History==
The borough was formed in 1965 under the [[London Government Act 1963]], covering the whole of the former [[municipal borough]]s of [[Municipal Borough of Ilford|Ilford]] and [[Municipal Borough of Wanstead and Woodford|Wanstead and Woodford]], plus smaller areas from the [[Municipal Borough of Dagenham]] and [[Chigwell Urban District]], which were included to unite in one borough the [[Hainault, London|Hainault]] area which had previously straddled Ilford, Dagenham and Chigwell.<ref>{{cite vob|name=Redbridge|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10074356|access-date=10 February 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104163437/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10074356|archive-date=4 January 2012}}</ref> The area was transferred from [[Essex]] to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs.<ref>{{cite book | first=Frederic |last=Youngs | title=Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England | volume=I: Southern England | year=1979 | publisher=[[Royal Historical Society]] | location=London | isbn=0-901050-67-9}}</ref>

Following a review by the [[Local Government Boundary Commission for England (1972)|Local Government Boundary Commission for England]], minor changes were made on 1 April 1994 to the boundary with [[London Borough of Barking and Dagenham|Barking & Dagenham]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=The East London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1443/made}}</ref> and [[London Borough of Newham|Newham]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The East London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1444/made}}</ref> Further changes were made on 1 April 1995 to the boundary with [[London Borough of Waltham Forest|Waltham Forest]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Redbridge and Waltham Forest (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2881/made}}</ref> and [[Epping Forest District]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=The Essex and Greater London (County Boundaries) Order 1993|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2091/contents/made}}</ref> The latter change transferred an area around [[Grange Hill tube station|Grange Hill]] and [[Roding Valley tube station|Roding Valley]] [[tube stations]] from Essex to Greater London.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
{{main|List of districts in the London Borough of Redbridge}}

===Parks and open spaces===
{{See also|Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Redbridge}}
Redbridge has more than 35 parks, playgrounds and open spaces. These include [[Hainault Forest Country Park]], with 300 acres of countryside including adventure play areas, cafe and petting zoo; Roding Valley Park, a wildlife sanctuary with a range of flora and fauna and woodland areas; [[Valentines Park]], including [[Valentines Park#Valentines Mansion|Valentines Mansion]], ornamental gardens, bowling green and outdoor gym; and Claybury Woods and Park, a conservation area that features an ancient area of oak and hornbeam woodland, meadows and wildlife ponds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://londongardenstrust.org/inventory/gardens-online-record.php?ID=RED008a|title=Claybury Woods and Park, including Repton Park|publisher=London Gardens Trust|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref>

===Arts and culture===

[[Valentines Mansion]] is a Georgian country house and gardens in the grounds of Valentines Park, Ilford.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1000843|desc=Valentines Park|access-date=12 September 2017|mode=cs2}}</ref>

Kenneth More Theatre in Oakfield Road, [[Ilford]] opened in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionrcl.org.uk/centre/kenneth-more-theatre|title=Kenneth More Theatre|publisher=Vision RCL|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref>

Redbridge Museum, which opened in 2000, is situated on the second floor of Redbridge Central Library, Clements Road, [[Ilford]], along with the Redbridge Heritage Centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hidden-london.com/the-guide/redbridge-museum/|title=Redbridge Museum|publisher=Hidden London|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Redbridge Heritage Centre|url=https://visionrcl.org.uk/centre/redbridge-heritage-centre|access-date=10 May 2020|publisher=Vision RCL}}</ref>

The [[Embassy Cinema, Chadwell Heath|Embassy Cinema]] is an [[Art Deco]] former cinema in [[Chadwell Heath]]. It opened in 1934 and closed in 1966, but is currently the focus of a major [[building restoration|restoration project]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chsra.org.uk/embassy-cinema|title=Embassy Cinema: The Restoration Project|publisher=Chadwell Heath South Residents' Association|access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref>

===Libraries===
Redbridge has 11 libraries across the borough.  This includes the Redbridge Central Library, in Clements Road, [[Ilford]], which had a major refurbishment in 2012. The libraries offer a number of services including reading clubs, story time sessions, study areas and learning resources. The libraries in Redbridge are operated by Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure, a Charitable Trust established by Redbridge Council and now operating independently.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visionrcl.org.uk/libraries |title=Libraries, Heritage & Culture |website=visionrcl.org.uk |access-date=2024-05-30}}</ref>
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*Aldersbrook Library 
*Fullwell Cross Library 
*Gants Hill Library 
*Goodmayes Library 
*Hainault Library 
*Redbridge Central Library (in Ilford town centre)
*Keith Axon Library (in Chadwell Heath)
*Seven Kings Library 
*South Woodford Library & Gym 
*Wanstead Library 
*Woodford Green Library & Gym
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==Governance==
{{main|Redbridge London Borough Council}}
[[File:Ilford Redbridge Town Hall.JPG|thumb|right|[[Redbridge Town Hall]] on Ilford High Road]]
The local authority is Redbridge Council, which meets at [[Redbridge Town Hall]] (formerly Ilford Town Hall) and has its main offices at the nearby Lynton House.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://find.redbridge.gov.uk/kb5/redbridge/fsd/service.page?id=BXFyTJnbcWI|title=Redbridge Register Office (Redbridge Town Hall)|publisher=London Borough off Redbridge|access-date= 10 May 2020}}</ref>

===Greater London representation===
Since 2000, for elections to the [[London Assembly]], the borough forms part of the [[Havering and Redbridge (London Assembly constituency)|Havering and Redbridge]] constituency.

==Demographics==
[[File:Redbridge population pyramid.svg|thumb|Population pyramid of Redbridge in 2021]]
In 2011 the population of Redbridge was recorded at 278,970.<ref name="2011censusONS">{{Cite web|url = http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/interactive/vp3-census-map/index.html/about_redbridge_council/2011_census/population.aspx|title = Population change 2001-2011|access-date = 30 November 2014|website = Office for National Statistics|date = 2012}}</ref> In common with the other London boroughs this continues a period of growth; between the 1991 and 2001 censuses the increase was 7.5%<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/the_council/about_the_council/about_redbridge_council/2011_census/2001_census_analysis/population_statistics.aspx|title = Population statistics|access-date = 30 November 2014|website = Redbridge i|publisher = Redbridge Council|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141207151758/http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/the_council/about_the_council/about_redbridge_council/2011_census/2001_census_analysis/population_statistics.aspx|archive-date = 7 December 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> with a further rise of 15.3% by 2011.<ref name="2011censusONS" /> Redbridge has the third highest proportion of children and a higher-than-average proportion of older adults while the proportion of working age adults is slightly lower than average.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/the_council/about_the_council/about_redbridge_council/2011_census/population.aspx|title = 2011 Census - Population|access-date = 30 November 2014|website = Redbridge i|publisher = Redbridge Council|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141207151752/http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/the_council/about_the_council/about_redbridge_council/2011_census/population.aspx|archive-date = 7 December 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> The population density was last recorded at 4,945 residents per km<sup>2 </sup>(the London regional density is 5,199, far higher than the England and Wales figure of 371).<ref name="2011censusONS" />

The healthy life expectancy (HLE) at birth for Redbridge residents stands at 65.5 years for males and 62.4 years for females (the England average HLE is 63.4 for males and 64.1 for females).<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/HTMLDocs/dvc173/index.html|title = How long can you expect to live in 'Good' general health?|date = 2014|access-date = 30 November 2014|website = Office for National Statistics}}</ref>

Redbridge is one of the most ethnically diverse local authority areas in the UK. 34% of respondents to the 2011 census stated that they were born outside the UK and 65.5% identified as belonging to an ethnic group other than white British.<ref name="redbridgeipopulation">{{Cite web|url = http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/the_council/about_the_council/about_redbridge_council/2011_census/diversity.aspx|title = 2011 Census - Diversity|access-date = 30 November 2014|website = Redbridge i|publisher = Redbridge Council|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141207151747/http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/the_council/about_the_council/about_redbridge_council/2011_census/diversity.aspx|archive-date = 7 December 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> Redbridge's largest ethnic group is White British (34.5%), followed by Indian (16.4%),<ref name="redbridgeipopulation" /> and Pakistani (Redbridge has the highest proportion of Pakistani residents of any London borough).<ref name="redbridgeipopulation" />

{{Historical populations
| title= Population census
| percentages = 
| 1801 |4909
| 1811 |6317
| 1821 |7829
| 1831 |8572
| 1841 |9290
| 1851 |9921
| 1861 |16409
| 1871 |22897
| 1881 |29385
| 1891 |51250
| 1901 |77621
| 1911 |117735
| 1921 |152209
| 1931 |196790
| 1941 |230876
| 1951 |270876
| 1961 |254605
| 1971 |239337
| 1981 |224724
| 1991 |231198
| 2001 |238628
| 2011 |278970
| 2021 |310261
|footnote=Note:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TPop&u_id=10057346&c_id=10001043&add=N|title=Redbridge: Total Population |access-date=6 September 2011 |work=A Vision of Britain Through Time |publisher=Great Britain Historical GIS Project }}</ref>
}}

=== Ethnic and religious change ===
In common with many London boroughs, the 2011 census showed notable ethnic and religious population mobility in Redbridge. Ethnic groups whose proportions fell in Redbridge were White British (-23% of the borough's total), Irish (-0.9%), and Caribbean (-0.6%). Ethnic groups whose proportions rose include Pakistani (+4.9%), other Asians (+4.4%), Bangladeshis (+3.9%), and other White  (+2.9%). Religious groups whose proportions fell in Redbridge were Christian (-13.9%) and Jews (-2.5%). For Jews this represented a fall of over 50% of their number in some wards. Religious groups whose proportions rose include Muslims (+11.4%) followed by Hindu (+3.6%).<ref name="redbridgeipopulation" />

===Ethnicity===
[[File:Ethnic makeup of Redbridge by single year ages in 2021.svg|thumb|Ethnic makeup of Redbridge by single year ages in 2021]]
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! rowspan="3" |Ethnic Group
! colspan="12" |Year
|-
! colspan="2" |1971 estimations<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tim Butler |first=Chris Hamnett |title=Ethnicity, class and aspiration |url=https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/ethnicity-class-and-aspiration |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Policy Press |page=66}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1981 estimations<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/ethnicityin1991c0000unse |title=Ethnicity in the 1991 census: Vol 3 - Social geography and ethnicity in Britain, geographical spread, spatial concentration and internal migration |date=1996 |publisher=London : HMSO |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-11-691655-6}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1991 census<ref name=":03">{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/ethnicityin1991c0000unse |title=Ethnicity in the 1991 census: Vol 3 - Social geography and ethnicity in Britain, geographical spread, spatial concentration and internal migration |date=1996 |publisher=London : HMSO |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-11-691655-6}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001 census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/submit.asp?forward=yes&menuopt=201&subcomp= |title=KS006 - Ethnic group  |publisher=NOMIS |access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011 census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/QS201EW/view/1946157259?cols=measures |title=Ethnic Group by measures |publisher=NOMIS |access-date=8 January 2016}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2021 census<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethnic group - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS021/editions/2021/versions/1/filter-outputs/d2f0a39a-75b6-4995-b4bd-a5b68ff79027#get-data |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref>
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!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
|-
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|-
![[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]: Total
!–
!96.3%
!199,984
!88%
!181,134
!78.3%
!151,587
!63.5%
!118,646
!42.6%
!107,974
!34.9%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White British|British]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 137,097 || 57.5% || 96,253 || 34.5%
|71,844
|23.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White Irish|Irish]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 5,559 || 2.3% || 3,900 || 1.4%
|3,092
|1.0%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[White Gypsy or Irish Traveller|Gypsy or Irish Traveller]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| –|| –|| 140 || 0.1%
|185
|0.1%
|-
|White: Roma
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|1,104
|0.4%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: [[Other White|Other]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 8,931 || 3.7% || 18,353 || 6.6%
|31,749
|10.2%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[British Asian|Asian or Asian British]]: Total 
!–
!–
!19,451
!8.5%
!37,177
!16.1%!! 61,585 !! 25.8% !! 116,503 !! 41.7%
!146,833
!47.3%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Indians|Indian]]
|–
|–
|13130
|
|24078
| || 33,304 || 14.0% || 45,660 || 16.4%
|51,183
|16.5%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Pakistanis|Pakistani]]
|–
|–
|3475
|
|6552
| || 14,888 || 6.2% || 31,051 || 11.1%
|44,000
|14.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]]
|–
|–
|702
|
|1976
| || 4,224 || 1.8% || 16,011 || 5.7%
|31,895
|10.3%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: [[British Chinese|Chinese]]
|–
|–
|873
|
|1574
| || 1,962 || 0.8% || 3,000 || 1.1%
|2,918
|0.9%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: Other Asian 
|–
|–
|1271
|
|2997
| || 7,207 || 3.0% || 20,781 || 7.4%
|16,837
|5.4%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Black British people|Black or Black British]]: Total  
!–
!–
!5,877
!2.6%
!9,863
!4.2%!! 18,112 !! 7.6% !! 24,845 !! 8.8%
!26,096
!8.4%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|African]]
|–
|–
|1410
|
|2545
| || 7,827 || 3.3% || 12,357 || 4.4%
|14,573
|4.7%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|Caribbean]]
|–
|–
|3372
|
|5691
| || 9,126 || 3.8% || 9,064 || 3.2%
|8,452
|2.7%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: [[Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom|Other Black]]
|–
|–
|1095
|
|1627
| || 1,159 || 0.5% || 3,424 || 1.2%
|3,071
|1.0%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed or British Mixed]]: Total 
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–!! 5,831 !! 4.2% !! 11,456 !! 4.1%
!12,736
!4.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Black Caribbean 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 1,884 || 1.5% || 3,204 || 1.1%
|3,154
|1.0%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Black African 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 742 || 0.8% || 1,692 || 0.6%
|1,717
|0.6%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Asian 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 1,853 || 0.8% || 3,251 || 1.2%
|3,577
|1.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: Other Mixed 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| 1,352 || 2.5% || 3,309 || 1.2%
|4,288
|1.4%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Other: Total 
!–
!–
!1837
!
!3025
! !! 1,520 !! 0.6% !! 7,520 !! 2.7%
!16,622
!5.3%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Other: Arab 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–|| –|| –|| 1,551 || 0.6%
|2,263
|0.7%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Other: Any other ethnic group 
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
| –|| 1,520 || 0.6% || 5,969 || 2.1%
|14,359
|4.6%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Ethnic minority: Total 
!–
!3.7%
!27,165
!11.9%
!50,065
!21.7%!! 87,048 !! 36.5% !! 160,324 !! 57.3%
!202,287
!65.1%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Total 
!–
!100%
!227,149 
!100%
!231,199
!100%!! 238,635 !! 100.00% !! 278,970 !! 100.00%
!310,261
!100%
|}

===Religion===
[[File:Religious makeup of Redbridge by single year age groups in 2021.svg|thumb|Religious make up of Redbridge by single year age groups in 2021]]
{{bar box
|title=Religion in Redbridge<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/religion/bulletins/religionenglandandwales/census2021|title=Religion - Religion in England and Wales: Census 2021, ONS}}</ref>
|titlebar=#ddd
|left1=Religion
|right1=Per cent(%)
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Muslim]]|green|31.3}}
{{bar percent|[[Christians|Christian]]|purple|30.4}}
{{bar percent|[[Irreligion|No religion]]|red|12.6}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|Orange|11.1}}
{{bar percent|Undeclared|black|5.7}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikhism|Sikh]]|yellow|5.7}}
{{bar percent|[[Jewish]]|Blue|2.1}}
{{bar percent|Other|grey|0.7}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhist]]|Gold|0.5}}
}}

According to the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 Census]], the largest religious groupings are [[Muslims]] (31.3 per cent), followed by [[Christians]] (30.4 per cent), those of [[Irreligion|no religion]] (12.6 per cent), [[Hinduism|Hindus]] (11.1 per cent) no response (5.7 per cent), [[Sikhism|Sikhs]] (5.7 per cent), [[Jews]] (2.1 per cent), [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (0.5 per cent) and other religions at (0.7 per cent).

The proportion of Christians  residing in Redbridge in 2011 ranked fourth lowest in England and Wales, and 12 per cent below the London average of 48.4%. The number of Muslims in Redbridge has more than doubled since 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/about-the-council/information-research-and-data-about-redbridge/2011-census-results/|title=Redbridge Census Results|publisher=Office of National Statistics}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Religion
! colspan="2" |1995 estimates<ref>{{Cite web |title=A PROFILE OF BRITISH JEWRY - 1995 |url=https://www.bjpa.org/content/upload/bjpa/a_pr/A%20PROFILE%20OF%20BRITISH%20JEWRY.pdf |page=12}}</ref>
|-
!Number
!%
|-
| data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" |[[History of Christianity in Britain|Christian]]
|–
|–
|-
| data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" |[[Irreligion in the United Kingdom|No religion]]
|–
|–
|-
| data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" |[[Islam in the United Kingdom|Muslim]]
|–
|–
|-
| data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" |Religion not stated
|–
|–
|-
| data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" |[[Hinduism in the United Kingdom|Hindu]]
|–
|–
|-
| data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" |[[History of the Jews in the United Kingdom|Jewish]]
|16,000
|7.1%
|-
| data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" |[[Sikhism in the United Kingdom|Sikh]]
|–
|–
|-
| data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" |Other religion
|–
|–
|-
| data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" |[[Buddhism in the United Kingdom|Buddhist]]
|–
|–
|-
! scope="row" |'''Total'''
!–
!100%
|}
{{clear}}

==Transport==
===Walking and cycling===
The Roding Valley Way is a designated walking and cycling route between [[Woodford, London|Woodford]] and [[Ilford]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sustrans|url=http://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/roding-valley-way|title=Roding Valley Way}}</ref>

===Elizabeth line===
{{Fairlop Loop (Hainault Loop)}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="250px" | Route || Frequency
|-
|[[Shenfield railway station|Shenfield]] to [[Liverpool Street station|London Liverpool Street]]
|| 6 trains per hour
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width:25%" | Station
! class="unsortable" style="width:5%" | Image
! style="width:15%" | Opened<ref name=rose>{{Cite book|last=Rose |first=Douglas |title=The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History |year=1999 |location=London|publisher=Douglas Rose/Capital Transport|isbn=1-85414-219-4|oclc= 59556887 }}</ref>
! style="width:60%" | Notes<ref name=rose/>
|-
|[[Ilford railway station|Ilford]] || [[File:Ilford station building2.JPG|50px]] || style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1839|06|20}} ||
|-
|[[Seven Kings railway station|Seven Kings]] {{Access icon}}||[[File:Seven Kings stn building.JPG|50px]] || style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1899|4|1}} ||
|-
|[[Goodmayes railway station|Goodmayes]]  || [[File:Goodmayes station building.JPG|50px]] || style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1901|2|18}} ||
|-
|[[Chadwell Heath railway station|Chadwell Heath]] {{Access icon}}||[[File:Chadwell Heath stn building.JPG|50px]] || style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1864|1|11}} ||
|}

These services serving these stations were rebranded from [[TfL Rail]] to [[Elizabeth line]] in 2022.

===London Underground===
Central line: Epping Branch.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width:25%" | Station
! class="unsortable" style="width:5%" | Image
! style="width:15%" | Opened<ref name="rose"/>
! style="width:60%" | Notes<ref name=rose/>
|-
|[[Snaresbrook tube station|Snaresbrook]] || [[File:Snaresbrook station building.JPG|50px]] || style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|14}} ||First opened by the [[Eastern Counties Railway]] in 1856
|-
|[[South Woodford tube station|South Woodford]] {{Access icon}}||[[File:South Woodford entrance east.JPG|50px]] || style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|14}} ||First opened by the [[Eastern Counties Railway]] as South Woodford (George Lane)  in 1856; renamed 1947
|-
|[[Woodford tube station|Woodford]] {{Access icon}} || [[File:Woodford Station.jpg|50px]] || style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|14}} ||First opened by the [[Eastern Counties Railway]] in 1856. ''Terminus of Hainault Loop''
|}

Central line: Hainault Loop (follows the route of the [[A12 road (Great Britain)|A12]] from Wanstead to Newbury Park)

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width:25%" | Station
! class="unsortable" style="width:5%" | Image
! style="width:15%" | Opened<ref name="rose"/>
! style="width:60%" | Notes<ref name=rose/>
|-
|[[Wanstead tube station|Wanstead]] || [[File:Wanstead station building northwest.JPG|50px]] || style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|14}} ||
|-
|[[Redbridge tube station|Redbridge]] || [[File:Redbridge station entrance east.JPG|50px]] || style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|14}} ||
|-
|[[Gants Hill tube station|Gants Hill]] || [[File:Gants Hill stn southwest entrance.JPG|50px]] || style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|14}} ||
|-
|[[Newbury Park tube station|Newbury Park]] {{Access icon}}||[[File:Newbury Park Tube station.jpg|50px]] || style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1947|12|14}} ||First opened by the [[Great Eastern Railway]] in 1903
|-
|[[Barkingside tube station|Barkingside]] || [[File:Barkingside station building.JPG|50px]] || style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|05|31}} ||First opened by the [[Great Eastern Railway]] in 1903
|-
|[[Fairlop tube station|Fairlop]] || [[File:Fairlop station building.JPG|50px]] || style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|05|31}} ||First opened by the [[Great Eastern Railway]] in 1903
|-
|[[Hainault tube station|Hainault]] {{Access icon}} || [[File:Hainault stn building.JPG|50px]] || style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|05|31}} ||First opened by the [[Great Eastern Railway]] in 1903. Closed 1908 to 1930.
|-
|[[Grange Hill tube station|Grange Hill]] || [[File:Grange_Hill_stn_entr.JPG|50px]]|| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|11|21}} ||First opened by the [[Great Eastern Railway]] in 1903
|-
|[[Roding Valley tube station|Roding Valley]] || [[File:Roding_Valley_stn_building.JPG|50px]]|| style="text-align:center" |{{dts|format=dmy|1948|11|21}} ||First opened by the [[London & North Eastern Railway]] in 1936
|}

===Buses===
[[File:Ilford bus station - geograph.org.uk - 131968.jpg|thumb|Ilford ''Hainault Street'' Bus Station, where nine different bus routes terminate.]]
Numerous London buses run through and within the borough.

===Travel to work===
In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: driving a car or van, 23.5%  all residents aged 16–74; underground, metro, light rail, tram, 18.4%; train, 6.2%; bus, minibus or coach, 4.6%; on foot, 3.7%; work mainly at or from home, 2.6%; passenger in a car or van, 1.5%.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Census: QS701EW Method of travel to work, local authorities in England and Wales|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-and-quick-statistics-for-wards-and-output-areas-in-england-and-wales/rft-qs701ew.xls|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=23 November 2013}} Percentages are of all residents aged 16-74 including those not in employment. Respondents could only pick one mode, specified as the journey’s longest part by distance.</ref>

==Education==
{{Main|List of schools in Redbridge}}
Redbridge Council is the Local Education Authority. The Borough has the accolade of sending more young people to university than any other borough in the country in both 2011 and 2012. GCSE and A Level results are consistently higher than the Country's average. A 2017 report by [http://www.trustforlondon.org.uk Trust for London] and the [https://www.npi.org.uk New Policy Institute] found that Redbridge has the highest proportion of 19 year olds with Level 3 qualifications (equivalent to an A Level) of any London borough.<ref>{{cite web |title=London's Poverty Profile |url=https://www.trustforlondon.org.uk/data/boroughs/redbridge-poverty-and-inequality-indicators/ |website=Trust for London |access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref>

All schools in the borough take part in the Redbridge Schools Choral Festival, a bi-annual music festival held in the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in [[Knightsbridge]].<ref>[http://www.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/education__learning/schools__colleges/redbridge_music_service.aspx Redbridge Music Service - Redbridge Schools' Choral Festival]</ref>

==Sport and leisure facilities==
Redbridge has a number of sports and leisure facilities including the road and off-road cycling tracks at [[Redbridge Cycling Centre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7569370.stm |title=UK &#124; England &#124; London &#124; Cycle centre 'first 2012 legacy' |publisher=BBC News |date=19 August 2008 |access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref>

There are two local football teams both playing in the [[Isthmian League]] [[Isthmian League Division One North|Division One]]: [[Redbridge F.C.]] (not to be confused with [[Dagenham & Redbridge]]) and [[Ilford FC]]. In addition there is fellow [[Non-League football]] club [[Barkingside F.C.]] who play at The Oakside stadium.<ref>[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/barkingsidefc/a/history-of-barkingside-fc-33484.html History Of Barkingside FC] Barkingside F.C.</ref>

Valentines Park in Ilford acted as one of [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex County Cricket Club's]] home grounds in 1923-4 and from 1935 until 2002, when the club stopped playing there due to financial constraints.<ref>{{cite web|title=Valentine's Park|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/ground/57065.html|website=Cricinfo|publisher=ESPN|access-date=22 September 2015}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{main|List of people from the London Borough of Redbridge}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Ilford Exchange Shopping Centre.JPG|Exchange shopping centre, Ilford
Image:Fulwell Cross library rear.JPG|Fullwell Cross library, Barkingside
Image:Gants Hill stn southwest entrance.JPG|Gants Hill roundabout and station, Gants Hill
Image:Newbury Park Tube station.jpg|Newbury Park station, Newbury Park
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|London Borough of Redbridge}}
* [https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/ London Borough of Redbridge Council website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131102074900/http://www.blog.crosscab.co.uk/5-Things-to-do-In-London-Borough-of-Redbridge.aspx Things to do in London Borough of Redbridge]

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