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Wanstead Flats

Middle area

South west Redbridge. 6,064 people in 3.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Wanstead Flats’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£930,000
66th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,003
2,752nd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wanstead Flats compares

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

Wanstead FlatsMiddle
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. Wanstead Flats is £930,000.
£930,000highest
Population33 middle areas, Redbridge · 2021
Population: every middle area in Redbridge33 areas from 5,483 to 16,292. The middle area is 8,383. Wanstead Flats is 6,003.
6,0033rd lowest
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%. Wanstead Flats is 95.7%.
95.7%17th highest
Claimant rate33 middle areas, Redbridge · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Redbridge33 areas from 2.6% to 9.8%. The middle area is 5.7%. Wanstead Flats is 4.0%.
4.0%6th lowest

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 Wanstead Flats alone. See Redbridge

Average house price
£481,297
Down 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,851
51st highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.7×
39th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.9
136th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wanstead Flats in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wanstead Flats was £930,000 in 2025.

Wanstead Flats had 6,003 usual residents at the census.

In Wanstead Flats, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wanstead Flats, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.