Area guide

Living in IG3, Redbridge

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around IG3 in Redbridge. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 16 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Redbridge: £481,297, down 2.7% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider London average is £550,037.

Check sold prices for a specific address in IG3 →
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Council tax at Band D in Redbridge: £2,295 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare IG3 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for IG3 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around IG3

148 recorded home sales on the streets around central IG3 in the last 2 years, with a median of £384,000 and a range from £165,000 to £900,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.

AddressTypeSold forDate
13 Charlbury Gardens, IG3 9TU Terraced £585,000 20 Jul 2026
31A Seven Kings Road, IG3 8DQ Flat or maisonette £165,000 19 Jun 2026
29 Clandon Road, IG3 8BB Terraced £555,000 29 May 2026
33 Pembroke Road, IG3 8PH Terraced £500,000 5 May 2026
40 Haslemere Road, IG3 8DR Terraced £495,000 24 Mar 2026
10 Felbrigge Road, IG3 8DN Terraced £580,000 13 Mar 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

112 schools within 3 miles , of which 82% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Loxford School Secondary Outstanding 1.1 mi away no figure
Cleveland Road Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.3 mi away no figure
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Secondary Outstanding 1.4 mi away no figure
Fullwood Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.8 mi away no figure
The Warren School Secondary Outstanding 1.9 mi away no figure
Warren Junior School Primary Outstanding 1.9 mi away no figure

71 state primary and 22 state secondary schools within range, plus 6 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for IG3 →

Private schools

6 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Al Madina School for Girls, Apex Primary School, Apex Secondary School for Boys, Apex Secondary School for Girls, Eastcourt Independent School, Read Academy Education.

All 6 fee-paying schools near IG3, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations16.9%
Associate professional and technical12.9%
Elementary occupations12.2%
Process, plant and machine operatives11.8%
Managers, directors and senior officials11.6%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How IG3 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: good health, up 5.4 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of IG3 (E01003715, 2,214 residents in 2021, up 11.4% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: good health, up 5.4 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 57.6% 56.2% -1.4 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 35.6% 38.0% +2.4 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 4.8% 5.3% +0.5 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 21.7% 21.6% -0.1 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 7.7% 9.5% +1.8 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 31.0% 34.5% +3.5 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 47.9% 48.4% +0.5 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 80.2% 85.6% +5.4 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 18.1% 15.7% -2.4 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

637 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central IG3 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Redbridge's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

8 supermarkets, 13 pharmacies, 117 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs, 4 hospitals within a mile of central IG3, hospitals within three miles.

Buses from the centre of IG3

Best-served stop: Nutfield Gardens, with 10.7 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of IG3 is Nutfield Gardens: 10.7 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 7.8 in the evening and 6.1 on Sunday daytime; first bus 00:30, last 00:30. Routes there: 150, 128, 679. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of IG3. The nearest, Seven Kings Practice, has 4,852 registered patients and 1,632 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Seven Kings Practice0.2 mi4,8521,632
Oak Tree Medical Centre0.3 mi18,5082,762
The Doctors House0.4 mi8,1692,823

Nearest A&E: Barts Health NHS Trust, where 62.2% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust at 60.9%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Redbridge pays £2,295 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.8% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Redbridge, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Redbridge, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,789+5.9%
2022-23£1,864+4.2%
2023-24£1,976+6.0%
2024-25£2,090+5.8%
2025-26£2,190+4.8%
2026-27£2,295+4.8%

Exceptional Financial Support. Redbridge was agreed support by government for 2026-27 (£70.0m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about IG3

What is the average house price in IG3?

The average sold price in Redbridge is £481,297 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in IG3?

Prices in Redbridge are down 2.7% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in IG3?

The median of 148 recorded sales around central IG3 in the last 2 years is £384,000, ranging from £165,000 to £900,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in IG3?

112 schools sit within 3 miles of central IG3, and 82% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in IG3?

637 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central IG3 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is IG3 at risk of flooding?

Central IG3 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is IG3 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 82% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £384,000; the area sits in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 637 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is IG3 safe?

637 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central IG3 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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