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Hainault

Ward

North east Redbridge. About 16,684 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Hainault live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,698
656th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hainault compares

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

HainaultMiddle
Population22 wards, Redbridge · 2021
Population: every ward in Redbridge22 areas from 8,061 to 16,528. The middle area is 14,881. Hainault is 15,698.
15,6984th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 wards, Redbridge · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Redbridge22 areas from 0.0% to 58.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Hainault is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Redbridge · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Redbridge22 areas from 83.2% to 99.2%. The middle area is 95.7%. Hainault is 93.7%.
93.7%10th lowest
Claimant rate22 wards, Redbridge · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Redbridge22 areas from 2.4% to 9.1%. The middle area is 5.9%. Hainault is 6.2%.
6.2%10th highest

Is Hainault safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hainault at a rate of 80.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 94.4 per 1,000 people across Redbridge.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 128 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hainault.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (474), anti-social behaviour (311) and other crime (209).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Redbridge

These figures are published for the whole of Redbridge, not for each ward, so they describe all of Redbridge and not Hainault 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.7×
Joint 39th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.9
Joint 136th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hainault in brief

Hainault had 15,698 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Hainault live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hainault, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hainault, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.