Redbridge compared with London boroughs
Compared with the 32 London boroughs.
- Residents
- 321,829 (mid-2025)
- Band D council tax
- £2,295 a year in 2026-27, including police, fire and parish charges
Where Redbridge sits
5
measures in the bottom quarter
4
measures below the middle
12
measures in the top half
Redbridge compares worst with London boroughs on:
- prevention cases ending with a home secured (31st of 32; 1st is highest)
- relief cases ending with a home secured (31st of 32; 1st is highest)
- new EHC plans issued within 20 weeks (29th of 32; 1st is highest)
It compares best on:
- non-emergency repairs done within target time (3rd of 28; 1st is highest)
- tenants satisfied their home is well maintained (5th of 28; 1st is highest)
- council tax collected in the year it was due (6th of 32; 1st is highest)
SEND assessments
Education, health and care plans set out support for children with special educational needs. The law says a new plan should be issued within 20 weeks.
| Measure | Redbridge | Median | Position | Across England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New EHC plans issued within 20 weeks 2025 | 27.9% | 70.5% | Bottom quarter 29th of 32 |
Ombudsman complaints
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman looks at complaints the council's own complaints process has not resolved. Upheld means the Ombudsman found the council at fault.
| Measure | Redbridge | Median | Position | Across England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upheld complaints per 100,000 residents 2025-26 | 14 | 9.4 | Bottom quarter 25th of 32 | |
| Complaints to the Ombudsman per 100,000 residents 2025-26 | 71.8 | 78.5 | Top half 12th of 32 | |
| Upheld complaints about children's services per 100,000 residents | No figure | No figure | No figure | |
| Upheld complaints about special educational needs per 100,000 residents | No figure | No figure | No figure | |
| Upheld complaints about homelessness per 100,000 residents | No figure | No figure | No figure | |
| Upheld cases the council had already put right 2025-26 | 8.9% | 15.2% | Below the middle 23rd of 32 | |
| Ombudsman remedies delivered on time 2025-26 | 73.8% | 66.8% | Top half 10th of 30 |
Council housing
From the tenant survey and performance figures every council landlord reports to the Regulator of Social Housing. Only councils that still own council homes are included.
| Measure | Redbridge | Median | Position | Across England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenants satisfied with the overall service 2024-25 | 65.8% | 60.9% | Top half 9th of 28 | |
| Tenants satisfied their home is well maintained 2024-25 | 66.7% | 62.1% | Top half 5th of 28 | |
| Tenants satisfied their home is safe 2024-25 | 71.6% | 68.4% | Top half 9th of 28 | |
| Tenants who say the council listens and acts 2024-25 | 54.7% | 52.2% | Top half 12th of 28 | |
| Non-emergency repairs done within target time 2024-25 | 93.4% | 83.0% | Top half 3rd of 28 | |
| Council homes failing the Decent Homes Standard 2024-25 | 6.7% | 6.9% | Top half 14th of 28 | |
| Stage 1 housing complaints answered in time 2024-25 | 76.3% | 70.7% | Top half 12th of 27 |
Council tax
How much of the year's council tax bills the council collected by 31 March.
| Measure | Redbridge | Median | Position | Across England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council tax collected in the year it was due 2025-26 | 96.5% | 93.7% | Top half 6th of 32 |
Streets and waste
Fly-tipping the council recorded, how often it took enforcement action, and how much household waste was recycled.
| Measure | Redbridge | Median | Position | Across England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 residents 2024-25 | 25.4 | 44.5 | Top half 10th of 32 | |
| Enforcement actions per 100 fly-tipping incidents 2024-25 | 130.3 | 37.6 | Top half 6th of 32 | |
| Household waste reused, recycled or composted 2023-24 | 30.2% | 32.0% | Below the middle 20th of 32 |
Homelessness
Temporary accommodation and the outcomes of homelessness cases, from the council's statutory returns.
| Measure | Redbridge | Median | Position | Across England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households in temporary accommodation per 1,000 households January to March 2026 | 26.1 | 18.9 | Bottom quarter 26th of 32 | |
| Families in temporary accommodation for 2 years or more January to March 2026 | 64.8% | 62.2% | Below the middle 21st of 32 | |
| Prevention cases ending with a home secured January to March 2026 | 27.8% | 51.0% | Bottom quarter 31st of 32 | |
| Relief cases ending with a home secured January to March 2026 | 17.8% | 32.9% | Bottom quarter 31st of 32 |
Website
An automated test of the council website's accessibility.
| Measure | Redbridge | Median | Position | Across England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Website accessibility score October 2026 | 88.8% | 90.7% | Below the middle 19th of 32 |
What the council spends
Net spending per resident in 2025-26, after fees, charges and specific grants, not counting schools. Spending more is not better or worse on its own. Negative highways figures come from parking income.
| Service | Redbridge | Median | Rank, highest first | Across England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's social care | £227 | £291 | 29th of 32 | |
| Adult social care | £370 | £438 | 29th of 32 | |
| Public health | £56 | £82 | 27th of 32 | |
| Housing (general fund) | £150 | £146 | 15th of 32 | |
| Environmental and regulatory | £80 | £104 | 23rd of 32 | |
| Highways and transport | £6 | £2 | 16th of 32 | |
| Culture and leisure | £42 | £39 | 13th of 32 | |
| Planning and development | £18 | £23 | 21st of 32 | |
| Central services | £44 | £67 | 24th of 32 | |
| All services excluding schools | £1,004 | £1,197 | 25th of 32 |
Children's services inspection
Ofsted rated Redbridge’s children's services outstanding at its last full inspection, in June 2024.
- Outstanding
- 17 of the 32 London boroughs, including Redbridge
- Good
- 12 of the 32 London boroughs
- Requires improvement
- 1 of the 32 London boroughs
- Inadequate
- 2 of the 32 London boroughs
Over time
Redbridge against the median of London boroughs.
EHC plans issued within 20 weeks
By calendar year.
- Redbridge: 27.9%
- Median (London boroughs): 70.5%
Upheld Ombudsman complaints per 100,000 residents
Using the latest population estimate for every year.
- Redbridge: 14
- Median (London boroughs): 9.4
Household waste recycling rate
Reused, recycled or composted.
- Redbridge: 30.2%
- Median (London boroughs): 32.0%
Fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 residents
As recorded by the council.
- Redbridge: 25.4
- Median (London boroughs): 44.5
How to read these figures
Position 1 is the best in the group. The bottom quarter is shown in red, below the middle in yellow and the top half in green. Councils with the same figure share a position.
In each chart, every mark is a council in England and the large dot is Redbridge. Councils in the group you are comparing with are darker. The dashed line is the group's median.