Ilford Local Information
Practical local information for Ilford: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Ilford Roadworks This Week: Cranbrook Rd, Woodford New Rd
Lights on Cranbrook Road at Coventry Road until 8 October, Woodford New Road shut overnight 5 to 10 October, and Winchester Road closed to 12 October.
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Schools
Redbridge Term Dates 2026-27: Half Term Is 26 to 30 October
Redbridge schools break up on Friday 18 December and return on 4 January. Half term is 26 to 30 October, but Bancroft's and Seven Kings stop earlier.
Half term
Ilford October Half Term 2026: 26 to 30 October, What's On
Redbridge half term is 26 to 30 October. The free Festival of the Dead parade leaves Ilford's Central Library at 5pm on the Friday; swim crash courses are £45.
Travel
Ilford Christmas Trains 2026: No Service 25 Dec, Few on 26th
No trains run on Christmas Day and last year the Elizabeth line was shut on Boxing Day too. The first weekend to plan around is 28 to 29 November.
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Ilford Bin Collection Days: Christmas Ran 4 Weeks Late
Food waste reaches every remaining Redbridge house in November or December. Garden waste is free here, and bulky waste is one collection a year.
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Parking in Ilford: £2.20 an Hour, £11 Over Three
Redbridge asks £2.20 an hour and £11 once you pass three. The Exchange multi-storey is £4.50 up to six hours. On-street's free hour still needs the app.
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Ilford Council Tax Bands 2026-27: Band D Is £2,294.58
Every Redbridge band from £1,529.72 at A to £4,589.16 at H, all up 4.79%. Band D is £226 above the London average, and £510.51 of it goes to City Hall.
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Ilford house prices: IG1 median £435,000, area by area
The middle IG1 sale was £435,000 and the middle Redbridge sale £500,000. Medians for Ilford, Wanstead, Woodford, Barkingside and Hainault from 2,110 sales.
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Ilford trains to London: 18 minutes, £2,568 a year
Ilford to Liverpool Street is 18 minutes on the Elizabeth line, £4.80 at peak. Times and fares from all 15 Redbridge stations, plus the zone 4 caps.
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Things to do in Ilford: 8 free days out, plus the mammoth
Redbridge Museum is free and has the Ilford mammoth; Valentines Mansion opens Sundays only. Nine Green Flag parks, times and prices checked August 2026.
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Redbridge planning: 337 homes built against a 1,409 target
Redbridge built 337 homes against a target of 1,409, has no five-year land supply, and 3,582 approved homes sit unstarted. What that means for applications.
Half term
Ilford October Half Term 2026: 26 to 30 October, What's On
Redbridge half term is 26 to 30 October. The free Festival of the Dead parade leaves Ilford's Central Library at 5pm on the Friday; swim crash courses are £45.
Travel
Ilford Christmas Trains 2026: No Service 25 Dec, Few on 26th
No trains run on Christmas Day and last year the Elizabeth line was shut on Boxing Day too. The first weekend to plan around is 28 to 29 November.
Local Info
Ilford Bin Collection Days: Christmas Ran 4 Weeks Late
Food waste reaches every remaining Redbridge house in November or December. Garden waste is free here, and bulky waste is one collection a year.
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Parking in Ilford: £2.20 an Hour, £11 Over Three
Redbridge asks £2.20 an hour and £11 once you pass three. The Exchange multi-storey is £4.50 up to six hours. On-street's free hour still needs the app.
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Ilford Council Tax Bands 2026-27: Band D Is £2,294.58
Every Redbridge band from £1,529.72 at A to £4,589.16 at H, all up 4.79%. Band D is £226 above the London average, and £510.51 of it goes to City Hall.
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Ilford house prices: IG1 median £435,000, area by area
The middle IG1 sale was £435,000 and the middle Redbridge sale £500,000. Medians for Ilford, Wanstead, Woodford, Barkingside and Hainault from 2,110 sales.
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Ilford trains to London: 18 minutes, £2,568 a year
Ilford to Liverpool Street is 18 minutes on the Elizabeth line, £4.80 at peak. Times and fares from all 15 Redbridge stations, plus the zone 4 caps.
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Things to do in Ilford: 8 free days out, plus the mammoth
Redbridge Museum is free and has the Ilford mammoth; Valentines Mansion opens Sundays only. Nine Green Flag parks, times and prices checked August 2026.
Local Info
Redbridge planning: 337 homes built against a 1,409 target
Redbridge built 337 homes against a target of 1,409, has no five-year land supply, and 3,582 approved homes sit unstarted. What that means for applications.