Estate agents in IG8
IG8 is a postcode district in the London Borough of Redbridge, home to about 35,894 residents. In the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, 344 homes were sold there at a median price paid of £600,000.
How estate agents in IG8 compare
IG8 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 344 sales in IG8 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £596,840.
24.1% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.1 years and sold for a median of 13.7% more than they paid.
The median price was £463,500 in 2016 and £610,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in IG8
Median sale price in IG8: £596,840
| All homes | 344 sales, median £596,840 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 35 sales, median £985,000 |
| Semi-detached | 98 sales, median £752,500 |
| Terraced | 121 sales, median £600,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 90 sales, median £331,000 |
Across Redbridge the average price was £489,363 in June 2026, up 2.2% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £463,500 (484 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £519,000 (432 sales) |
| 2018 | £530,125 (406 sales) |
| 2019 | £502,500 (416 sales) |
| 2020 | £530,000 (362 sales) |
| 2021 | £552,000 (591 sales) |
| 2022 | £578,000 (473 sales) |
| 2023 | £575,738 (333 sales) |
| 2024 | £580,000 (412 sales) |
| 2025 | £610,000 (455 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
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
Railway stations are not especially close. Highams Park is about 2 miles from the centre of the district, Chingford about 2 miles, Wood Street about 3 miles and Walthamstow Queen's Road about 3 miles. Underground stops are nearer, with Roding Valley and Woodford each about 0.4 miles away, Buckhurst Hill about 1 mile and South Woodford about 2 miles. The A104, A110, A1009, A113 and A121 pass through or beside the area. M11 junction 4 (Charlie Brown's) is about 1 mile away and M25 junction 26 (Waltham Abbey) about 5 miles. London City Airport is about 8 miles away and London Stansted Airport about 21 miles. Central London is about 10 miles in a straight line.
Schools in and near IG8
IG8 has nine primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. The nearest is Ray Lodge Primary School, an academy, at about 0.4 miles, followed by Wells Primary School at about 0.5 miles. Trinity Catholic High School and Woodbridge High School both have sixth forms and are about 0.8 miles away. Woodford County High School is a girls only grammar school about 0.9 miles away. Bancroft's School, a Church of England school, is an independent option about 0.7 miles away. Luxborough Court School, a special school, is about 0.9 miles away. Sir George Monoux College is about 2.5 miles away and Queen Mary University of London is about 7.1 miles away.
A short history of IG8
A minor Roman road, later used by the Saxons, crossed the River Roding at a ford in what is now Woodford Bridge and the Abbot of Waltham held the parish until the 16th century. A bridge had replaced the ford by 1239 and in 1573 a cart bridge replaced a horse bridge. Woodford Green grew as a hamlet beside the Green, a common within Epping Forest. A stone bridge built in 1768 was rebuilt in 1771 after floods. In 1797 Sir James Wright opened an artificial slate manufactory at Woodford Bridge, which closed after several years. Woodford Bridge became an ecclesiastical district by 1854 and Woodford Green an urban district in 1894. Barnardo's opened a Garden City for Boys in Woodford Bridge in 1912 and it closed in 1977. Of 11 listed buildings nearby the United Free Church is Grade II*.
Landscape and geography in IG8
IG8 sits at about 31 metres above sea level, with the River Roding running through the area at under half a mile from the centre. The Ching is about 1.1 miles away and Chigwell Brook, a stream, is about 0.8 miles away. The nearest open coast is about 22 miles off. Daisy Lake and Cuthbert Lake are each about 0.9 miles away and Warren Pond is about 1.4 miles away. Epping Forest reaches to under half a mile from the centre and its height is given as 117 metres. Bury Wood is about 1.7 miles away and The Hawk Wood about 1.8 miles. Hainault Forest lies about 3 miles away, as do Tottenham Marshes and South Marsh.
People and homes in IG8
At the 2021 Census about 39,000 usual residents lived in IG8, with 19% aged under 15, 65% aged 15 to 64 and 16% aged 65 and over, against 17%, 64% and 18% across England. Census 2021 figures show about 14,800 households with an average size of 2.6 people. At the 2021 Census 35% of households had dependent children, compared with 28% across England. Census 2021 figures put detached houses at 11% of households, semi-detached at 33%, terraced at 23% and flats at 32%. Census 2021 figures also show 67% of households owned their home, 14% rented socially and 18% rented privately. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 list about 15,370 homes, with band D the most common at 28%. Environment Agency figures from June 2026 show 0 homes at high risk and 419 at medium risk of flooding. These flood figures cover rivers and the sea only.
Economy and jobs in IG8
In 2024 the wider Redbridge council area had about 85,000 jobs, with health accounting for 18.8%, retail 10.6% and education 9.4% of them. Prezzo and Prezzo Holdings have headquarters recorded in Woodford Green. Woodford Trading Estate is about 1.5 miles from the centre of IG8. Across the wider Redbridge council area the employment rate of residents aged 16 to 64 was 70.6% in the 12 months July 2025 to June 2026, against 75.5% for the United Kingdom. In September 2026 the claimant count in the wider Redbridge council area was 12,720 people claiming unemployment-related benefits, which is 6% of residents aged 16 to 64, against 3.9% for the United Kingdom. Median gross pay of full-time employees working in the wider Redbridge council area was £35,464 a year in 2025, against £39,039 for the United Kingdom.
Notable people from IG8
Teddy Sheringham (born 1966), an English footballer and manager, was born in Highams Park, as were the British writer and magician Stewart Farrar (1916 to 2000) and the British classicist Joyce Reynolds (1918 to 2022), who worked as an epigrapher and archaeologist. Woodford Green was the birthplace of the British historian Richard J. Evans (born 1947), the English tennis player Christine Truman (born 1941), the British-Ethiopian scholar Richard Pankhurst (1927 to 2017) and the British peace activist Brian Haw (1949 to 2011). Sylvia Pankhurst (1882 to 1960), an English feminist and socialist who also worked as an oil painter, lived in Woodford Green.
Sport and leisure
Connaught Club and David Lloyd are both listed as sports centres. Luxborough Lakes is a swimming area. Clubs and grounds include Chingford Cricket Club, Woodford Wells Cricket Club, Roding Valley Cricket Club, South Woodford Cricket and Sports Club, Woodford Rugby Football Club, Old Loughtonians' Hockey Club and Buckhurst Hill Lawn Tennis & Bowls Club. Bowls is also played at Silverthorn Bowling Club, Woodford Bowling Club and Halex Bowling Club. Chigwell Golf Club and Woodford Golf Club are golf courses and Ashton Playing Fields is listed for athletics. Open space includes Claybury Park, Pimp Hall Park, Roding Valley Park, Woodford Green and Whitbread Playing Fields, together with Pimp Hall Nature Reserve and Linder's Field Local Nature Reserve. Several children's playgrounds are also recorded.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in IG8?
- The median price paid in IG8 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £600,000. By property type, the median price paid was £1,085,000 for detached houses (38 sales), £740,000 for semi-detached houses (89 sales), £609,000 for terraced houses (126 sales) and £335,000 for flats (91 sales).
- How many homes were sold in IG8 recently?
- HM Land Registry recorded 344 standard sales in IG8 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026.
- What are the transport links in IG8?
- Roding Valley and Woodford underground stops are each about 0.4 miles from the centre and Buckhurst Hill is about 1.0 miles away. The nearest railway station is Highams Park at about 1.7 miles, M11 junction 4 is about 1 mile away and central London is about 10 miles away in a straight line.
- Which schools are near IG8?
- There are 9 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, with Ray Lodge Primary School the nearest at about 0.4 miles. The nearest secondary schools are Trinity Catholic High School and Woodbridge High School, both about 0.8 miles away.
- How many estate agent branches are there in IG8?
- There are 13 estate agent sales branches with an office in the IG8 postcode district.
Areas near IG8
IG8 is in Redbridge.
Estate agents near IG8
- Portman EstatesRedbridge IG8 7HX0.3 miles
- Howse GroupRedbridge IG8 7HX0.3 miles
- William Rose Estate AgentsRedbridge IG8 0XE0.7 miles
- Lawlors Estate Agents WoodfordRedbridge IG8 0XE0.7 miles
- Madison Fox Estate Agents In Woodford GreenRedbridge IG8 0XE0.7 miles
- Douglas Allen Woodford Green Estate AgentsRedbridge IG8 0XQ0.7 miles
- Abode WoodfordRedbridge IG8 0XQ0.7 miles
- Bairstow EvesRedbridge IG8 0XG0.8 miles
- Lloyds Estate AgentsRedbridge IG8 0XQ0.8 miles
- Hunt Property ServicesRedbridge IG8 8AL0.9 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of IG8.