The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough in North-East London, England. The borough was created in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 as a merger of the former area of Ilford, Dagenham, Wanstead and Woodford and Chigwell Urban District. Its administrative headquarters are at Redbridge Town Hall in Ilford. The local authority is Redbridge London Borough Council. Redbridge is a borough that covers a total of 21.78 square miles. The borough is known as the 'leafy suburb' with a quarter of the borough covered by forest and green.
According to population estimates produced during 2014, the borough has a permanent population of about 293055 individuals.|Redbridge has the third highest proportion of children in addition to a higher-than-average proportion of older adults while the proportion of working age adults is slightly below average. 3 quarters of residences are owner-occupied.
Redbridge is one of London's greenest Boroughs, with over 35 parks, playgrounds and open spaces to appreciate. These consist of Hainault Forest Country Park, featuring 300 acres of countryside which includes adventure play areas, cafe and a petting zoo; Roding Valley Park, a wildlife sanctuary with a wide range of flora and fauna and woodland areas to explore; and Fairlop Waters Country Park, which provides an enormous range of activities both on and off the water.|The award winning Valentines Park can be found next to the beautiful Valentines Mansion, ornamental gardens, bowling green and outside gym among other attractions.
The borough is particularly well-known for its award winning parks, six of which have attained the prestigious Green Flag Award, and open spaces, excellent transport links, thriving shopping places and high-performing schools.