Buying a home in IG1, Ilford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£489kmost £438k–£563k

Houses per m²£5,266flats £4,898

Sold last year1321,043 in five years

Prices in Redbridge-2.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in IG1 sold for £488,754 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £437,776 and £563,288, for about 94 m² of space. That is 9% less than the same home across Ilford (£538,000).

132 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £200k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IG1 1 (£4,958) and the most in IG1 4 (£5,383).

Across Redbridge, prices are down 2.6% on a year ago and up 9.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,981 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,229 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £98,000 for that mortgage: what £100,000 buys.

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House prices in IG1 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£284,660	£244k–£360k	45 m²	6
2	£414,864	£363k–£451k	74 m²	124
3	£488,754	£438k–£563k	94 m²	392
4	£588,674	£512k–£700k	120 m²	138
5+	£749,271	£653k–£838k	157 m²	125

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£285k	£415k	£489k	£589k	£749k
Detached	—	—	—	—	£775k
Semi-detached	—	£402k	£541k	£708k	£811k
Terraced	£285k	£415k	£484k	£571k	£734k
Flats	£200k	£264k	£298k	—	—

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

Price per m² across IG1

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
IG1 1	£4,958	£4,692
IG1 2	£5,271	£4,785
IG1 3	£5,379	£5,203
IG1 4	£5,383	£4,870

Schools near IG1

Best state primary within 2 kmGordon Primary School94% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%23 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmSeven Kings School80.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%43 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

E12 London · 2 km3-bed house £480k IG2 Ilford · 2 km3-bed house £567k IG3 Ilford · 2 km3-bed house £527k IG4 Ilford · 3 km3-bed house £606k IG11 Barking · 3 km3-bed house £510k E7 London · 3 km3-bed house £567k IG5 Ilford · 4 km3-bed house £575k RM8 Dagenham · 4 km3-bed house £446k

Questions about IG1

Is IG1 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 9% less than across Ilford; prices in Redbridge are down 2.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (94% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (80.7% against 43.8%); 132 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 IG1?

A typical 3-bedroom house in IG1 sold for £488,754 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £437,776 and £563,288.

Is IG1 expensive for Ilford?

A 3-bedroom house in IG1 costs 9% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Ilford (£538,000).

How many homes sell in IG1 each year?

132 homes sold in the last year and 1,043 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near IG1?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Gordon Primary School, where 94% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near IG1?

For a 3-bedroom house, E6 (£435k, 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.