Public Transport and Roads

The London Borough of Redbridge was formed in 1964 out of the 2 municipal Councils of Wanstead and Woodford, and Ilford. It is so named after a "red bridge" which crossed the river Roding, and has a population of 238,635.

The main mode of public transport in Redbridge is centred around an extensive bus network.  The Central Line of the London Underground serves part of the Borough with the Hainault Loop, whilst the over ground "One" network serves the Liverpool to Southend/ Norwich routes.

Although there are no Airports within the Borough, London City Airport is less than 3 miles from the Borough boundary and Stanstead Airport can be accessed via the M11, which begins at the Redbridge Round-a-bout.

The Borough has 1 motorway , the M11, and certain priority roads controlled by TfL, although some roads are very congested and traffic sensitive

Parking

There are verious controlled parking zones within the Borough, many of which operate on a time controlled bases.

Public Transport

The primary mode of public transport within Redbridge are bus routes.  However, over the next 10 years Redbridge's public transport will change dramatically, with the addition of 2 important schemes, the East London Transit and Cross rail.

These schemes will revitalise the connections between the Borough and the west and south of London.