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FOCUS ON: Warwickshire
The London Borough of Redbridge is an outer London borough located in the north-east of the city. The borough shares boundaries with Newham, Barking and Dagenham, Waltham Forest, Epping Forest District and Essex County.
Redbridge Libraries and policy
Redbridge is a borough defined by diversity. In the north and west of the borough it is a green and leafy suburb, with the south of the borough more built up and urban. Redbridge is the fourth most diverse borough in the country. Our hyper-diverse community is made up of 50 different nationalities with 100 languages spoken. Based on recent growth rates it is estimated the current 2022 population of Redbridge is 306,532.
Economy
Redbridge is mostly a prosperous borough, but like any London borough, has significant areas of deprivation – 11 wards in Redbridge are in the top 20 per cent most deprived areas and 11 areas in the 20 per cent least deprived in England. The population density is 52.7 (people per hectare).
There are 11 libraries in Redbridge plus a school library service, a volunteer-led home library service and a 24/7 virtual library. Since 2011, the service has been managed by Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure, a charitable trust commissioned by Redbridge Council to deliver a range of Culture and Leisure services, including library services.
Although library expenditure has reduced in Redbridge, the council, in partnership with Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure, has looked at more innovative and creative library provision to support the future sustainability of services and to ensure that the service remains attractive and well used. This balance has ensured that service performance and
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