Buying a home in E18, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£736kmost £645k–£835k
Houses per m²£7,330flats £6,150
Sold last year1491,101 in five years
Prices in Redbridge-2.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in E18 sold for £735,669 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £644,900 and £834,551, for about 97 m² of space. That is 12% less than the same home across London (£840,000).

149 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £285k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in E18 2 (£7,256) and the most in E18 1 (£7,385).

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 £3,355 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £147,000 for that mortgage: what £150,000 buys.

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House prices in E18 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£583,224£298k–£964k55 m²5
2£547,919£508k–£653k73 m²74
3£735,669£645k–£835k97 m²259
4£917,286£767k–£1.03m130 m²105
5+£1,170,057£968k–£1.34m167 m²136

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£583k£548k£736k£917k£1.17m
Detached——£739k£1.25m£1.45m
Semi-detached—£523k£772k£930k£1.19m
Terraced—£548k£725k£837k£988k
Flats£285k£377k£440k£451k—

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

Price per m² across E18

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
E18 1£7,385£6,443
E18 2£7,256£6,049

Schools near E18

Best state primary within 2 kmWanstead Church School96% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%10 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmForest Gate Community School70.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%36 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about E18

Is E18 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 12% less than across London; prices in Redbridge are down 2.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (96% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (70.8% against 43.8%); 149 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 E18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in E18 sold for £735,669 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £644,900 and £834,551.

Is E18 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in E18 costs 12% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in E18 each year?

149 homes sold in the last year and 1,101 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near E18?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Wanstead Church School, where 96% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near E18?

For a 3-bedroom house, IG8 (£655k, 2 km), IG4 (£606k, 2 km), IG5 (£575k, 3 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.