Buying a home in IG3, Ilford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£527kmost £481k–£581k
Houses per m²£5,326flats £4,603
Sold last year93723 in five years
Prices in Redbridge-2.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in IG3 sold for £527,284 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £481,108 and £580,648, for about 98 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Ilford (£538,000).

93 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £208k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IG3 9 (£5,325) and the most in IG3 8 (£5,335).

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 £2,405 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £105,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.

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House prices in IG3 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£467,273£394k–£520k71 m²71
3£527,284£481k–£581k98 m²320
4£562,417£508k–£637k121 m²136
5+£695,352£601k–£798k149 m²84

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£467k£527k£562k£695k
Detached——£657k£854k£797k
Semi-detached—£515k£582k£624k£708k
Terraced—£429k£518k£552k£665k
Flats£208k£256k£297k——

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

Price per m² across IG3

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
IG3 8£5,335£4,702
IG3 9£5,325£4,591

Schools near IG3

Best state primary within 2 kmGordon Primary School94% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%26 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSeven Kings School80.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%42 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about IG3

Is IG3 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as 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%); 93 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 IG3?

A typical 3-bedroom house in IG3 sold for £527,284 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £481,108 and £580,648.

Is IG3 expensive for Ilford?

A 3-bedroom house in IG3 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Ilford (£538,000).

How many homes sell in IG3 each year?

93 homes sold in the last year and 723 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near IG3?

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 IG3?

For a 3-bedroom house, RM8 (£446k, 2 km), RM9 (£452k, 3 km), RM10 (£443k, 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.