Buying a home in IG6, Ilford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£536kmost £489k–£592k
Houses per m²£5,854flats £4,937
Sold last year1721,029 in five years
Prices in Redbridge-2.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in IG6 sold for £535,948 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £488,963 and £592,363, for about 92 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Ilford (£538,000).

172 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £222k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IG6 3 (£5,684) and the most in IG6 2 (£6,000).

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 £2,444 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £107,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.

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House prices in IG6 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£351,497£300k–£385k44 m²17
2£454,420£400k–£510k71 m²188
3£535,948£489k–£592k92 m²491
4£618,090£554k–£690k118 m²79
5+£701,723£635k–£784k145 m²76

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£351k£454k£536k£618k£702k
Detached—£470k£619k£656k£819k
Semi-detached—£483k£544k£633k£702k
Terraced£343k£428k£530k£597k£671k
Flats£222k£299k£313k——

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

Price per m² across IG6

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
IG6 1£5,785£4,888
IG6 2£6,000£5,040
IG6 3£5,684£4,756

Schools near IG6

Best state primary within 2 kmFullwood Primary School86% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%15 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSeven Kings School80.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%22 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about IG6

Is IG6 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 (86% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (80.7% against 43.8%); 172 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 IG6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in IG6 sold for £535,948 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £488,963 and £592,363.

Is IG6 expensive for Ilford?

A 3-bedroom house in IG6 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Ilford (£538,000).

How many homes sell in IG6 each year?

172 homes sold in the last year and 1,029 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near IG6?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Fullwood Primary School, where 86% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near IG6?

For a 3-bedroom house, RM8 (£446k, 5 km), 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.