This page was funded by 'The Health Ladder to Social Inclusion', Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) 5 programme and the Area 6 Committee. 

Area 6 is an area of Redbridge, sometimes referred to as 'South Ilford'.  Area 6 covers Loxford, Clementswood and Mayfield wards.  The area covers approximately 5 square kilometres and is mainly residential, although it also includes Ilford Town Centre.  Its boundaries are the A406 North Circular to the west, the railway line to the north, Goodmayes Lane to the east and Victoria Road, Barking Park and Longbridge Road to the south.  Area 6 is a culturally diverse neighbourhood with a large Black and Minority Ethnic community.  The area has a good range of retail and service industries providing local jobs, particularly in Ilford Town Centre.  However, unemployment and deprivation are high, especially in Loxford and Clementswood wards.

The area is densely populated with smaller, older-style accommodation to the west (Loxford and Clementswood) and more spacious, larger properties to the east (Mayfield).

Population

The 2001 Census showed Area 6's population to be 36,097.  Over the ten years between the 1991 and 2001 Census, the population of Area 6 increased by 18.9%, double the borough average.

The population is predicted to continue growing.  The mid-year estimate of the population for Area 6 for 2004 was 38,700 (15.6% of the borough's residents) (Source: GLA 2003).

Age

The proportion of young people is higher in Area 6 than the borough average.  25.4% of the Area 6 population were under 16 in 2001, compared to 21.4% for the borough as a whole.

The 2001 Census showed the breakdown of the population of Area 6 in terms of age as:

Density

The average population density of Area 6 in 2001 was 7,536 people per square kilometre, an increase on the 1991 figure of 7,076 people per square kilometre.  The area is more densely populated than the borough in general, but less so than inner London boroughs.  The density of the area is broken down by ward below:

Source

All data is from the 2001 Census unless otherwise stated and is under copyright.