Buying a home in IG9, Buckhurst Hill. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£688kmost £603k–£782k
Houses per m²£6,977flats £5,329
Sold last year117813 in five years
Prices in Epping Forest-1.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in IG9 sold for £687,919 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £602,761 and £781,982, for about 97 m² of space.

117 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £272k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IG9 5 (£6,918) and the most in IG9 6 (£7,096).

Across Epping Forest, prices are down 1.6% on a year ago and up 7.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,941 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £3,137 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £138,000 for that mortgage: what £140,000 buys.

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House prices in IG9 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£546,129£487k–£604k70 m²97
3£687,919£603k–£782k97 m²227
4£781,692£691k–£992k125 m²135
5+£1,090,974£866k–£1.35m162 m²111

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£546k£688k£782k£1.09m
Detached—£512k£812k£1.04m£1.28m
Semi-detached—£546k£719k£840k£944k
Terraced—£546k£626k£702k£771k
Flats£272k£356k£427k£437k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across IG9

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
IG9 5£6,918£5,318
IG9 6£7,096£5,348

Schools near IG9

Best state primary within 2 kmWoodford Green Primary School93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%6 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmWoodbridge High School68% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%22 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about IG9

Is IG9 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Epping Forest are down 1.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (68% against 43.8%); 117 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in IG9?

A typical 3-bedroom house in IG9 sold for £687,919 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £602,761 and £781,982.

How many homes sell in IG9 each year?

117 homes sold in the last year and 813 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near IG9?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Woodford Green Primary School, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near IG9?

For a 3-bedroom house, IG10 (£549k, 3 km), E4 (£612k, 3 km), IG7 (£521k, 4 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.