Buying a home in IG8, Woodford Green. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£655kmost £574k–£784k
Houses per m²£6,888flats £5,411
Sold last year2291,827 in five years
Prices in Redbridge-2.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in IG8 sold for £654,691 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £573,970 and £783,887, for about 95 m² of space.

229 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £256k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IG8 8 (£6,251) and the most in IG8 0 (£7,303).

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 £2,986 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £131,000 for that mortgage: what £140,000 buys.

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House prices in IG8 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£318,231£280k–£374k49 m²8
2£509,179£436k–£577k70 m²243
3£654,691£574k–£784k95 m²603
4£810,271£682k–£959k128 m²234
5+£1,111,813£888k–£1.43m163 m²265

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£318k£509k£655k£810k£1.11m
Detached—£588k£862k£1.09m£1.43m
Semi-detached—£531k£726k£842k£966k
Terraced£370k£492k£614k£738k£858k
Flats£256k£340k£393k£611k£724k

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

Price per m² across IG8

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
IG8 0£7,303£5,505
IG8 7£7,017£5,332
IG8 8£6,251£5,343
IG8 9£7,095£5,444

Schools near IG8

Best state primary within 2 kmWoodford Green Primary School93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%11 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmValentines High School70.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%27 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in IG4 is about 103 m² for £606k.

Questions about IG8

Is IG8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Redbridge are down 2.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (70.1% against 43.8%); 229 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 IG8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in IG8 sold for £654,691 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £573,970 and £783,887.

How many homes sell in IG8 each year?

229 homes sold in the last year and 1,827 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near IG8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Woodford Green Primary School, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near IG8?

For a 3-bedroom house, IG5 (£575k, 3 km), IG6 (£536k, 4 km), IG7 (£521k, 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.