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Gainsborough Road, Woodford Green

MyStreetCheck free street report: Gainsborough Road, Woodford Green · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/woodford-green-greater-london/gainsborough-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for IG8 8EE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£549,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£443,025
8 sales
Price range
£330k – £549k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 May 2026
IG8 8EE

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At a glance

House prices£443k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station16 min walkWoodford Underground Station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold58% freeholdAcross 12 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

8 property sales on Gainsborough Road, Woodford Green have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £549,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £479,033. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 75% terraced, 13% flat, 13% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Gainsborough Road range from £330,000 to £549,000. 58% of homes sold here were freehold and 42% leasehold.

House prices on Gainsborough Road compared

IG8 postcode area£620,934
Woodford Green£625,011
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Gainsborough Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all IG8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £427,200 (1 sales)2016£427k2020: £479,000 (2 sales)2020£479k2021: £340,000 (1 sales)2021£340k2023: £330,000 (1 sales)2023£330k2024: £470,000 (2 sales)2024£470k2026: £549,000 (1 sales)2026£549k

Tenure: 58% freehold and 42% leasehold across 12 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced6£479,0335 May 2026
Flat1£340,00012 Nov 2021
Semi-detached1£330,0006 Oct 2023

Sold prices on Gainsborough Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
20, Gainsborough Road IG8 8EE 5 May 2026£549,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Gainsborough Road IG8 8EE 13 Apr 2026£240,000 OtherFreehold
11, Gainsborough Road IG8 8EE 13 Dec 2024£490,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Gainsborough Road IG8 8EE 20 Nov 2024£450,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Gainsborough Road IG8 8EE 22 Nov 2023£246,000 OtherLeasehold
10, Gainsborough Road IG8 8EE 12 Oct 2023£160,000 FlatLeasehold
7A, Gainsborough Road IG8 8EE 6 Oct 2023£330,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
7, Gainsborough Road IG8 8EE 12 Nov 2021£340,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Gainsborough Road IG8 8EE 11 Nov 2021£320,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Gainsborough Road IG8 8EE 6 Mar 2020£530,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Gainsborough Road IG8 8EE 22 Jan 2020£428,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Gainsborough Road IG8 8EE 27 May 2016£427,200 TerracedFreehold

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
10, Gainsborough Road £160,000 (Oct 2023) → £246,000 (Nov 2023) +54%
over under a year
22, Gainsborough Road £427,200 (May 2016) → £428,000 (Jan 2020) +0%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Gainsborough Road

Crime

187 crimes were reported within about a mile of Gainsborough Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences64
Anti-social behaviour48
Vehicle crime26
Other theft13
Public order9
Burglary5

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Gainsborough Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Roding in Redbridge Flood warning area
  • Lower Lee tributaries Flood alert area
  • Lower River Roding Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Gainsborough Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Roding Primary School 438 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Ray Lodge Primary School 674 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St John's RC School (Essex) 102 pupils Non-maintained special school 5–19 Report 0.5 mi
West Hatch High School 1,573 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Luxborough Court School 80 pupils Other independent special school 5–19 Report 0.7 mi
Glade Primary School 428 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Woodbridge High School 1,980 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.9 mi
Caterham High School 953 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.0 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

  • Highams Park station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Chingford station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
  • Newbury Park Station station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Woodford Underground Station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Roding Valley Underground Station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Roding Lane North (->S) 2 min walk
  • Manor Road (IG8) (->E) 2 min walk
  • Ashton Playing Fields (Stop M) 3 min walk
  • Ashton Playing Fields (Stop L, CHIGWELL ROAD) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Broadway Surgery
    3 Broadway Gardens, Monkhams Avenue, Woodford Green · 0.9 mi
  • Clayhall Clinic
    14 Clayhall Avenue, Clayhall, Ilford · 1.1 mi
  • The Fullwell Avenue Surgery
    272 Fullwell Avenue, Clayhall, Ilford · 1.1 mi
  • Chigwell Medical Centre
    300 Fencepiece Road, Ilford · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Woodford Bridge · 0.1 mi
  • Cook Cook Woodford Green · 0.8 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Woodford Green The Broadway Local · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Woodford Green · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • The Bridge Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Clickrx · 0.7 mi
  • My Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Chigwell Dental & Anaesthetic Clinic · 0.3 mi
  • Woodford Green Dental · 0.8 mi
  • Woodford Dental Care · 0.9 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 7 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned71.8%62.5%
Private rented19.7%20.3%
Social rented8.0%17.1%
Households897

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.9%64.1%
Aged 65+17.2%18.6%
Residents2,168

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 Gainsborough Road

Ethnic group

HereRedbridge
White66%34.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17%47.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.3%8.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%4.1%
Other ethnic group4.2%5.4%

Religion

HereRedbridge
Christian48.3%30.5%
No religion22.7%12.6%
Muslim9.2%31.3%
Not answered7.2%5.7%
Hindu5.4%11.1%
Jewish4.3%2.1%
Sikh2%5.7%
Other religion0.7%0.7%

Country of birth

HereRedbridge
Born in the UK72.2%56.4%
Born outside the UK27.8%43.6%

Highest qualification

HereRedbridge
Level 4 qualifications and above37.9%42.4%
No qualifications16.6%17.3%
Level 3 qualifications15.2%13.7%
Level 2 qualifications13%11.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%8.6%
Apprenticeship3.6%3.1%
Other qualifications3%3.6%

General health

HereRedbridge
Very good health52.3%51.3%
Good health33.8%34%
Fair health10.1%10.6%
Bad health3.1%3.1%
Very bad health0.6%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereRedbridge
1 car or van in household49.2%45.5%
2 cars or vans in household25.5%20.3%
No cars or vans in household18%27.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%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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