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Woodford Wells

Middle area

North west Redbridge. 11,127 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Woodford Wells live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£767,000
176th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,159
534th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Woodford Wells

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woodford Wells at a rate of 51.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 94.4 per 1,000 people across Redbridge.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences206
Vehicle crime91
Anti-social behaviour89
Other crime64
Burglary54
Criminal damage and arson18
Drug offences16
Robbery15
Theft from the person10
Shoplifting4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Woodford Wells compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Woodford WellsMiddle
Median sale price33 middle areas, Redbridge · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Redbridge33 areas from £270,000 to £930,000. The middle area is £510,000. Woodford Wells is £767,000.
£767,0003rd most expensive
Population33 middle areas, Redbridge · 2021
Population: every middle area in Redbridge33 areas from 5,483 to 16,292. The middle area is 8,383. Woodford Wells is 11,159.
11,15910th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares33 middle areas, Redbridge · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Redbridge33 areas from 0.0% to 86.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Woodford Wells is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage33 middle areas, Redbridge · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Redbridge33 areas from 78.6% to 99.6%. The middle area is 95.7%. Woodford Wells is 89.5%.
89.5%6th lowest

Is Woodford Wells safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woodford Wells at a rate of 51.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 94.4 per 1,000 people across Redbridge.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Woodford Wells.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (206), vehicle crime (91) and anti-social behaviour (89).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Redbridge

These figures are published for the whole of Redbridge, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Redbridge and not Woodford Wells alone. See Redbridge

Average house price
£484,378
Down 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,851
51st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.8×
Joint 38th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.9
Joint 136th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Woodford Wells in brief

The median price paid for a home in Woodford Wells was £767,000 in 2025.

Woodford Wells had 11,159 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Woodford Wells live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Woodford Wells, 89.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.