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Kensington Gardens, Ilford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Kensington Gardens, Ilford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/ilford-greater-london/kensington-gardens/

House prices, sold prices and local information for IG1 3EL, IG1 3EJ, IG1 3EN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£740,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£308,222
21 sales
Price range
£120k – £790k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Nov 2025
IG1 3EL

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At a glance

House prices£308k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station13 min walkIlford station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold71% leaseholdAcross 31 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

21 property sales on Kensington Gardens, Ilford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £740,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £206,108. Average sale prices rose from £237,236 in 2016 to £737,500 in 2025 (+211%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% flat, 33% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Kensington Gardens range from £120,015 to £790,000. 29% of homes sold here were freehold and 71% leasehold.

House prices on Kensington Gardens compared

IG1 postcode area£450,984
Ilford£490,278
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Kensington Gardens has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all IG1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £237,236 (7 sales)2016£237k2017: £191,333 (3 sales)2017£191k2018: £250,000 (1 sales)2018£250k2019: £198,000 (1 sales)2019£198k2020: £150,000 (1 sales)2020£150k2022: £367,003 (5 sales)2022£367k2023: £330,000 (1 sales)2023£330k2025: £737,500 (2 sales)2025£738k

Tenure: 29% freehold and 71% leasehold across 31 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat14£206,10821 Sep 2022
Terraced7£512,45021 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Kensington Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25A, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EJ 16 Mar 2026£217,500 FlatLeasehold
38, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 21 Nov 2025£740,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 28 Mar 2025£735,000 TerracedFreehold
26D, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 2 Aug 2024£130,000 FlatLeasehold
10C, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 3 Nov 2023£330,000 TerracedLeasehold
27D, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EJ 21 Sep 2022£200,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EJ 11 Aug 2022£2,000 OtherFreehold
5, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EJ 27 Jul 2022£738,500 TerracedFreehold
4A, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 17 Jun 2022£180,000 FlatLeasehold
54A, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 11 May 2022£120,015 FlatLeasehold
25A, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EJ 1 Apr 2022£245,000 FlatLeasehold
84, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EN 24 Feb 2022£480,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EJ 24 Jan 2022£790,000 TerracedFreehold
25C, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EJ 5 Feb 2021£247,500 FlatLeasehold
50C, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 20 Mar 2020£150,000 FlatLeasehold
27D, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EJ 23 Sep 2019£198,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EJ 31 Jul 2019£625,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 29 Jul 2019£40,000 OtherFreehold
10A, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 28 Sep 2018£250,000 TerracedLeasehold
62, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 18 Dec 2017£450,000 TerracedFreehold
58B, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 1 Sep 2017£160,000 FlatLeasehold
20B, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 24 Apr 2017£187,500 FlatLeasehold
58C, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 21 Feb 2017£134,000 FlatLeasehold
33B, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EJ 10 Feb 2017£252,500 FlatLeasehold
18A, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 19 Jul 2016£278,000 FlatLeasehold
10A, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 10 Jun 2016£262,150 TerracedLeasehold
4B, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 31 Mar 2016£250,000 FlatLeasehold
27D, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EJ 30 Mar 2016£158,000 FlatLeasehold
20A, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 18 Mar 2016£289,000 FlatLeasehold
6C, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 18 Mar 2016£186,500 FlatLeasehold
20A, Kensington Gardens IG1 3EL 13 Jan 2016£237,000 FlatLeasehold

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
25A, Kensington Gardens £245,000 (Apr 2022) → £217,500 (Mar 2026) -11%
over 4 yrs
27D, Kensington Gardens £158,000 (Mar 2016) → £198,000 (Sep 2019) → £200,000 (Sep 2022) +27%
over 6 yrs
10A, Kensington Gardens £262,150 (Jun 2016) → £250,000 (Sep 2018) -5%
over 2 yrs
20A, Kensington Gardens £237,000 (Jan 2016) → £289,000 (Mar 2016) +22%
over under a year

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Schools near Kensington Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Highlands Primary School 676 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Apex Secondary School for Boys 39 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Apex Secondary School for Girls 33 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Apex Primary School 109 pupils Other independent school Muslim 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Read Academy Education 280 pupils Other independent school 3–16 Report 0.4 mi
Cranbrook Primary School 786 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
The Ursuline Academy Ilford 743 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Valentines High School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.7 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 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Manor Park station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Woodgrange Park station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Gants Hill Underground Station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Redbridge Underground Station 0.9 mi · 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Seymour Gardens (Stop VV, THE DRIVE) 2 min walk
  • Seymour Gardens (Stop VS, THE DRIVE) 2 min walk
  • De Vere Gardens (Stop VX, THE DRIVE) 3 min walk
  • De Vere Gardens (Stop VQ, THE DRIVE) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Granville Medical Centre
    4 Granville Road, Ilford · 0.5 mi
  • York Road Surgery
    55 York Road, Ilford · 0.6 mi
  • St Clement's Surgery
    38 Bathurst Road, Ilford · 0.6 mi
  • Balfour Road Surgery
    92 Balfour Road, Ilford · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Ilford Cranbrook Rd Express · 0.6 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Gants Hill · 0.7 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Ilford · 0.7 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Gants Hill Cranbrook Road Local · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pelton Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Rohpharm Ltd · 0.5 mi
  • Beehive Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Wellesley House Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 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 3 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
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.1%62.5%
Private rented50.1%20.3%
Social rented4.6%17.1%
Households495

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.8%64.1%
Aged 65+13.6%18.6%
Residents1,520

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 Kensington Gardens

Ethnic group

HereRedbridge
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh57.6%47.3%
White26%34.8%
Other ethnic group6.9%5.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.7%8.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%4.1%

Religion

HereRedbridge
Muslim45.4%31.3%
Christian24.9%30.5%
Hindu8.1%11.1%
Sikh7.1%5.7%
No religion7%12.6%
Not answered5.2%5.7%
Jewish1.6%2.1%
Other religion0.7%0.7%

Country of birth

HereRedbridge
Born in the UK48.8%56.4%
Born outside the UK51.2%43.6%

Highest qualification

HereRedbridge
Level 4 qualifications and above41.3%42.4%
No qualifications22.4%17.3%
Level 3 qualifications11.8%13.7%
Level 2 qualifications10.8%11.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%8.6%
Apprenticeship3.5%3.1%
Other qualifications3%3.6%

General health

HereRedbridge
Very good health48.8%51.3%
Good health33.6%34%
Fair health12.5%10.6%
Bad health3.6%3.1%
Very bad health1.5%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereRedbridge
1 car or van in household39.5%45.5%
No cars or vans in household36%27.5%
2 cars or vans in household15%20.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%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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Estate agents near Kensington Gardens

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