Buying a home in IG7, Chigwell. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£521kmost £445k–£704k

Houses per m²£5,855flats £5,122

Sold last year128823 in five years

Prices in Epping Forest-1.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in IG7 sold for £521,351 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £445,022 and £704,272, for about 93 m² of space.

128 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £233k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IG7 4 (£5,503) and the most in IG7 6 (£6,081).

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 £2,377 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £104,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.

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House prices in IG7 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£334,046	£258k–£397k	43 m²	7
2	£426,585	£397k–£463k	71 m²	161
3	£521,351	£445k–£704k	93 m²	288
4	£808,045	£640k–£994k	130 m²	79
5+	£1,228,729	£870k–£1.81m	196 m²	139

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£334k	£427k	£521k	£808k	£1.23m
Detached	—	£902k	£784k	£863k	£1.57m
Semi-detached	—	£434k	£537k	£808k	£874k
Terraced	—	£421k	£457k	£496k	£642k
Flats	£233k	£308k	£527k	—	—

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

Price per m² across IG7

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
IG7 4	£5,503	£5,279
IG7 5	£6,041	£4,949
IG7 6	£6,081	£4,912

Schools near IG7

Best state primary within 2 kmChigwell Primary Academy75% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%8 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmValentines High School70.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%17 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

IG6 Ilford · 2 km3-bed house £536k IG5 Ilford · 3 km3-bed house £575k IG9 Buckhurst Hill · 4 km3-bed house £688k IG8 Woodford Green · 4 km3-bed house £655k IG10 Loughton · 4 km3-bed house £549k IG2 Ilford · 4 km3-bed house £567k RM6 Romford · 5 km3-bed house £491k IG4 Ilford · 5 km3-bed house £606k

Questions about IG7

Is IG7 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 (75% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (70.1% against 43.8%); 128 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 IG7?

A typical 3-bedroom house in IG7 sold for £521,351 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £445,022 and £704,272.

How many homes sell in IG7 each year?

128 homes sold in the last year and 823 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near IG7?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Chigwell Primary Academy, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near IG7?

For a 3-bedroom house, RM5 (£469k, 5 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.