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Empress Avenue, Ilford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Empress Avenue, Ilford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/ilford-greater-london/empress-avenue-redbridge/

House prices, sold prices and local information for IG1 3DE, IG1 3DF, IG1 3DD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£272,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£358,244
25 sales
Price range
£158k – £935k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 Jan 2026
IG1 3DF

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At a glance

House prices£273k average44% below the Ilford average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station8 min walkIlford station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold55% leaseholdAcross 51 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

25 property sales on Empress Avenue, Ilford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £272,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £224,850. That is 44% below the Ilford average of £490,278 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% flat, 40% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Empress Avenue range from £157,500 to £935,000. 45% of homes sold here were freehold and 55% leasehold. Of 172 streets in Ilford with at least two sales in the last year, Empress Avenue ranks 162nd for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Empress Avenue compared

Empress Avenue£272,500
IG1 postcode area£450,984
Ilford£490,278
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all IG1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £278,200 (5 sales)2016£278k2017: £340,417 (6 sales)2017£340k2018: £391,333 (3 sales)2018£391k2019: £222,250 (1 sales)2019£222k2020: £358,860 (1 sales)2020£359k2022: £240,000 (2 sales)2022£240k2023: £555,000 (1 sales)2023£555k2024: £484,000 (1 sales)2024£484k2025: £494,625 (4 sales)2025£495k2026: £270,000 (1 sales)2026£270k

Tenure: 45% freehold and 55% leasehold across 51 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat15£224,85023 Jan 2026
Terraced10£558,3366 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Empress Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12B, Empress Avenue IG1 3DD 3 Jun 2026£160,000 FlatLeasehold
144B, Empress Avenue IG1 3DF 23 Jan 2026£270,000 FlatLeasehold
101A, Empress Avenue IG1 3DG 27 Nov 2025£275,000 FlatLeasehold
71A, Empress Avenue IG1 3DG 9 Oct 2025£295,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Empress Avenue IG1 3DD 6 Oct 2025£935,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 12 Sep 2025£455,000 OtherFreehold
53, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 31 Jul 2025£900,000 TerracedFreehold
100, Empress Avenue IG1 3DF 10 Jul 2025£473,500 TerracedFreehold
34, Empress Avenue IG1 3DD 26 Mar 2025£760,000 TerracedFreehold
43B, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 10 Feb 2025£250,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 5, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 13 Nov 2024£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 5, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 13 Nov 2024£185,000 FlatLeasehold
15A, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 6 Nov 2024£154,000 FlatLeasehold
136, Empress Avenue IG1 3DF 5 Sep 2024£484,000 TerracedFreehold
119, Empress Avenue IG1 3DG 12 Jul 2024£455,000 TerracedFreehold
100, Empress Avenue IG1 3DF 5 Jul 2023£473,500 TerracedFreehold
63, Empress Avenue IG1 3DG 12 Jun 2023£555,000 TerracedFreehold
14D, Empress Avenue IG1 3DD 5 Apr 2023£200,000 FlatLeasehold
128, Empress Avenue IG1 3DF 4 Apr 2023£425,000 TerracedFreehold
100, Empress Avenue IG1 3DF 28 Mar 2023£375,000 TerracedFreehold
128, Empress Avenue IG1 3DF 16 Jan 2023£380,000 TerracedFreehold
45C, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 25 Oct 2022£370,000 FlatLeasehold
120, Empress Avenue IG1 3DF 20 Jul 2022£450,000 TerracedFreehold
150, Empress Avenue IG1 3DF 24 Jun 2022£575,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, 5, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 1 Jun 2022£200,000 FlatLeasehold
93, Empress Avenue IG1 3DG 18 Mar 2022£280,000 TerracedFreehold
144A, Empress Avenue IG1 3DF 16 Mar 2022£250,000 FlatLeasehold
97, Empress Avenue IG1 3DG 4 Feb 2022£640,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 22 Jul 2021£740,000 TerracedFreehold
60D, Empress Avenue IG1 3DD 21 Jul 2021£213,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, 5, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 4 Jun 2021£165,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 14 Sep 2020£358,860 TerracedFreehold
146A, Empress Avenue IG1 3DF 8 Nov 2019£275,000 FlatLeasehold
14A, Empress Avenue IG1 3DD 6 Sep 2019£146,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat, 43A, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 7 Jun 2019£222,250 FlatLeasehold
14B, Empress Avenue IG1 3DD 10 Jan 2019£120,000 FlatLeasehold
144B, Empress Avenue IG1 3DF 12 Oct 2018£260,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 11 Apr 2018£20,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 6, 5, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 26 Feb 2018£174,000 FlatLeasehold
32, Empress Avenue IG1 3DD 8 Feb 2018£740,000 TerracedFreehold
45C, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 20 Oct 2017£330,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 5, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 28 Jul 2017£157,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 5, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 22 Mar 2017£157,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 5, Empress Avenue IG1 3DE 22 Mar 2017£157,500 FlatLeasehold
50, Empress Avenue IG1 3DD 20 Jan 2017£740,000 TerracedFreehold
103, Empress Avenue IG1 3DG 18 Jan 2017£500,000 TerracedFreehold
56D, Empress Avenue IG1 3DD 31 Oct 2016£163,000 FlatLeasehold
12A, Empress Avenue IG1 3DD 15 Jul 2016£185,000 FlatLeasehold
71A, Empress Avenue IG1 3DG 4 Mar 2016£296,000 FlatLeasehold
97, Empress Avenue IG1 3DG 1 Mar 2016£517,000 TerracedFreehold
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Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
144B, Empress Avenue £260,000 (Oct 2018) → £270,000 (Jan 2026) +4%
over 7 yrs
71A, Empress Avenue £296,000 (Mar 2016) → £295,000 (Oct 2025) +-0%
over 10 yrs
100, Empress Avenue £375,000 (Mar 2023) → £473,500 (Jul 2023) → £473,500 (Jul 2025) +26%
over 2 yrs
Flat 1, 5, Empress Avenue £157,500 (Jul 2017) → £185,000 (Nov 2024) +17%
over 7 yrs
Flat 2, 5, Empress Avenue £157,500 (Mar 2017) → £200,000 (Nov 2024) +27%
over 8 yrs
128, Empress Avenue £380,000 (Jan 2023) → £425,000 (Apr 2023) +12%
over under a year
45C, Empress Avenue £330,000 (Oct 2017) → £370,000 (Oct 2022) +12%
over 5 yrs
97, Empress Avenue £517,000 (Mar 2016) → £640,000 (Feb 2022) +24%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near Empress Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Apex Primary School 109 pupils Other independent school Muslim 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Read Academy Education 280 pupils Other independent school 3–16 Report 0.3 mi
Apex Secondary School for Boys 39 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Apex Secondary School for Girls 33 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
The Ursuline Academy Ilford 743 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Highlands Primary School 676 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre 175 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.6 mi
Sheringham Primary School 585 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Ilford station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Manor Park station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Woodgrange Park station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
  • Gants Hill Underground Station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Redbridge Underground Station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Beal Road (Stop VL, CRANBROOK ROAD) 6 min walk
  • Northbrook Road (Stop VC, CRANBROOK ROAD) 6 min walk
  • Northbrook Road (Stop VM, CRANBROOK ROAD) 6 min walk
  • Coventry Road (Stop VJ, CRANBROOK ROAD) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • York Road Surgery
    55 York Road, Ilford · 0.3 mi
  • Granville Medical Centre
    4 Granville Road, Ilford · 0.4 mi
  • St Clement's Surgery
    38 Bathurst Road, Ilford · 0.5 mi
  • The Manor Park Practice
    778 Romford Road, London · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Ilford Cranbrook Rd Express · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Ilford · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Ilford · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl High Road Ilford London · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pelton Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Rohpharm Ltd · 0.3 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Wellesley House Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Whitestar Dental Care · 0.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income3 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.0%62.5%
Private rented41.1%20.3%
Social rented6.7%17.1%
Households586

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.9%64.1%
Aged 65+8.8%18.6%
Residents2,005

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Redbridge with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Empress Avenue

Ethnic group

HereRedbridge
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh64%47.3%
White21.5%34.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.7%8.4%
Other ethnic group3.9%5.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%4.1%

Religion

HereRedbridge
Muslim43.5%31.3%
Christian23.9%30.5%
Hindu9.9%11.1%
Sikh7.6%5.7%
Not answered7%5.7%
No religion6.2%12.6%
Other religion1%0.7%
Buddhist0.9%–

Country of birth

HereRedbridge
Born in the UK45.5%56.4%
Born outside the UK54.5%43.6%

Highest qualification

HereRedbridge
Level 4 qualifications and above41%42.4%
No qualifications17.7%17.3%
Level 3 qualifications14.5%13.7%
Level 2 qualifications10%11.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%8.6%
Other qualifications5.4%3.6%
Apprenticeship2.8%3.1%

General health

HereRedbridge
Very good health49.9%51.3%
Good health35.3%34%
Fair health10.5%10.6%
Bad health3.1%3.1%
Very bad health1.1%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereRedbridge
1 car or van in household38.6%45.5%
No cars or vans in household32.3%27.5%
2 cars or vans in household20.6%20.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%6.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Redbridge.

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