Ilford North covers the northern part of the London Borough of Redbridge. It includes suburban communities stretching north from Ilford toward areas such as Barkingside and the borough’s outer edge. The constituency is predominantly residential, with established town centres, Underground and rail connections and extensive suburban streets. Development becomes lower-density toward the north and east, where parks, playing fields and green-belt land create larger open spaces. Ilford remains an important nearby commercial centre, but much of the seat has a distinctly outer-London character. The constituency therefore combines continuous suburban development with greener neighbourhoods closer to the Essex boundary.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Ilford North, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population124,236
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationLondon
Age profile
0 to 1723.6% · 29,342 people
18 to 249.1% · 11,258 people
25 to 3415.8% · 19,582 people
35 to 4921.9% · 27,255 people
50 to 6416.4% · 20,327 people
65 and over13.3% · 16,472 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
39,008 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners60.4% · 23,559 households
Private renters27.2% · 10,622 households
Social renters11.1% · 4,327 households
Other tenure1.3% · 500 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
39,013 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households21.6% · 8,444 households
Families with dependent children40.5% · 15,792 households
Other single-family households30.7% · 11,988 households
Other household types7.1% · 2,789 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
119,479 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.6% · 6,638 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little6.8% · 8,070 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7% · 104,771 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 30 January 2027
Legislate to protect ILR applicants from retrospective changes
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded42
Total awarded£5,870,684
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 4 June 2026
From Screen to Feed: Developing Social-First Storytelling Practices
Grant to individual
£12,000
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
From Screen to Feed: Developing Social-First Storytelling Practices - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 15 May 2026
The Glass Body: Material Languages of Chronic Illness
Grant to individual
£14,475
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
The Glass Body: Material Languages of Chronic Illness - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 30 April 2026
Steps to Grow
CENTRE OF DEVELOPMENT FOR DISABILITIES C.I.C.
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
CENTRE OF DEVELOPMENT FOR DISABILITIES C.I.C. - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 April 2026
The Drive Centenary Project (Solar Power)
The Drive Methodist Church
£8,050
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The Drive Methodist Church - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 April 2026
Green Week 2026
Redbridge Institute of Adult Education
£3,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Redbridge Institute of Adult Education - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
37 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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