What is the median price paid for a home in IG6?

The median price paid in IG6 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £500,000. By property type the median price paid was £660,000 for detached houses, £545,000 for semi-detached houses, £500,000 for terraced houses and £315,000 for flats.

How many homes were sold in IG6 over the last year?

There were 247 standard sales in IG6 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. Of these, 11 were detached houses, 70 were semi-detached houses, 121 were terraced houses and 45 were flats.

What transport is there near IG6?

The nearest Underground stops are Fairlop at about 0.3 miles and Barkingside at about 0.4 miles. The nearest railway station is Seven Kings at about 2.0 miles and M11 junction 4 is about 2 miles away. Central London is about 11 miles away in a straight line.

What schools are near IG6?

There are 15 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School at about 0.1 miles. The nearest secondary schools are King Solomon High School at about 0.1 miles and Ilford County High School at about 0.4 miles.

How many estate agent branches are there in IG6?

There are 16 estate agent sales branches with an office in the IG6 postcode district.

Estate agents in IG6

IG6 is a postcode district in the London Borough of Redbridge, where 247 homes were sold between August 2025 and July 2026 at a median price paid of £500,000, according to HM Land Registry.

House prices in IG6

Median sale price in IG6: £500,000

Homes sold in IG6, August 2025 to July 2026
All homes	247 sales, median £500,000
Detached	11 sales, median £660,000
Semi-detached	70 sales, median £545,000
Terraced	121 sales, median £500,000
Flats and maisonettes	45 sales, median £315,000

Across Redbridge the average price was £499,262 in May 2026, up 3.1% on a year earlier.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport links

Seven Kings, Goodmayes, Ilford and Chadwell Heath are the nearest railway stations, each about 2 miles from the centre. Underground stops are closer, with Fairlop about 0.3 miles away, Barkingside about 0.4 miles, Hainault about 1 mile and Newbury Park about 1 mile. The A123, A12, A1400, A113 and A118 pass through or beside the district. M11 junction 4 at Charlie Brown's is about 2 miles away and M25 junction 27 at Theydon is about 6 miles. London City Airport is about 6 miles away, while London Stansted Airport is about 21 miles. Central London is about 11 miles from the district in a straight line.

Schools in and near IG6

IG6 has a number of primary schools nearby, with 15 within about 1.2 miles of the centre, including Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School at about 0.1 miles and Avanti Court Primary School (Hindu, academy) at about 0.3 miles. Secondary choices include King Solomon High School (Jewish, sixth form) at about 0.1 miles and Ilford County High School (grammar school, boys only, sixth form) at about 0.4 miles. Beehive Preparatory School is the nearest independent school at about 1.5 miles. New Rush Hall School is a special school about 0.6 miles away. Leyton Sixth Form College is about 4 miles away and the University of East London is about 5.9 miles away.

Living in IG6

IG6 is an urban postcode district in the built-up area of Redbridge, with about 27,800 residents and Chigwell is the other settlement nearby. Shops of all kinds number more than 130, including 8 supermarkets, with Baylis Food and Wine about 0.1 miles away and Sainsbury's about 0.3 miles away. There are more than 10 convenience stores, 6 pubs, 7 cafés, 14 restaurants and around 20 takeaways. For health, there are 5 doctors' surgeries, the nearest being Fencepiece Road Medical Centre at about 0.6 miles. Seven pharmacies and 5 dentists are mapped and King George Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 1.3 miles away. Fullwell Cross Library is about 0.1 miles from the centre and there are at least 4 post offices. Seven named parks lie within the area, including Barnardo's Village Green and Barkingside Recreation Ground, both about 0.4 miles away.

A short history of IG6

Barkingside is believed to take its name from lying on the Barking side of Hainault Forest, inside the manor and parish of Barking. Daniel Day, a Wapping pump and block maker, started the Fairlop Fair in July 1725 at the Fairlop Oak. The name Fair Lop Tree is first certainly recorded in 1738. By the middle of that century the fair drew around a hundred thousand people. Chapman and Andre's map of Essex from 1777 depicts Barking Side as a common running along the forest's western edge. The oak caught fire in 1805 and had blown down by 1820. Holy Trinity Church dates to 1840. An Act of 1851 allowed Hainault Forest to be enclosed and most of it became farmland. Barnardo's was founded in Barkingside in 1866. The last sizeable fair took place in 1900. The area has 12 listed buildings and the highest graded is Dr Barnardo's Memorial at Barnardo's at Grade II*.

Sport and leisure

Fullwell Cross Leisure Centre and Fullwell Cross Swimming Pool are the main indoor facilities for swimming, alongside Aqua Action water park. Ilford and District Indoor Bowls Club offers indoor bowls, while Ilford Club and Seven Kings Bowls Club also cover the sport. Cranbrook Castle Lawn Tennis & Social Club covers tennis and South Woodford Cricket and Sports Club covers cricket. Redbridge FC & Barkingside FC have a football pitch and Chigwell Golf Club has a golf course. Fairlop Waters Sailing Club and Fairlop Outdoor Activity Centre sit at Fairlop, near Powerleague Fairlop and Aldborough Hall Equestrian Centre provides horse riding. Open space includes Fairlop Waters Country Park, Claybury Park, Valentines Park, Barkingside Recreation Ground and Hainault Recreation Ground, with Chigwell Row Wood as a nature reserve. A number of children's playgrounds are also mapped across the area.

Common questions

What is the median price paid for a home in IG6?: The median price paid in IG6 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £500,000. By property type the median price paid was £660,000 for detached houses, £545,000 for semi-detached houses, £500,000 for terraced houses and £315,000 for flats.
How many homes were sold in IG6 over the last year?: There were 247 standard sales in IG6 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. Of these, 11 were detached houses, 70 were semi-detached houses, 121 were terraced houses and 45 were flats.
What transport is there near IG6?: The nearest Underground stops are Fairlop at about 0.3 miles and Barkingside at about 0.4 miles. The nearest railway station is Seven Kings at about 2.0 miles and M11 junction 4 is about 2 miles away. Central London is about 11 miles away in a straight line.
What schools are near IG6?: There are 15 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School at about 0.1 miles. The nearest secondary schools are King Solomon High School at about 0.1 miles and Ilford County High School at about 0.4 miles.
How many estate agent branches are there in IG6?: There are 16 estate agent sales branches with an office in the IG6 postcode district.

Areas near IG6

IG7
IG2
IG5
IG3
IG4
IG1
E18
IG11

IG6 is in Redbridge.

Estate agents near IG6

NEON EstatesRedbridge IG6 2DU0.2 miles
Arbon & Miller Estate AgentsRedbridge IG6 2DR0.2 miles
Douglas Allen Estate Agents - BarkingsideRedbridge IG6 2AD0.3 miles
Barkingside haartRedbridge IG6 2AD0.3 miles
RAM EstatesRedbridge IG6 2AE0.3 miles
Kevin & Co.Redbridge E16 10.3 miles
Home Connect EstatesRedbridge IG6 2AD0.3 miles
Bairstow EvesRedbridge IG6 2AD0.3 miles
Vibrant EstatesRedbridge IG6 1LU0.3 miles
GuardiansRedbridge IG6 2AW0.4 miles

Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of IG6.