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Seven Kings Meads Lane: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Seven Kings Meads Lane neighbourhood of Redbridge, England (ONS area Redbridge 024). Headline figures assembled 13 October 2026. Postcodes IG3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near IG3 8NW.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Seven Kings Meads Lane is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Redbridge (5 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £510,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Redbridge (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Seven Kings, is about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£510,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.25; 5 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 5.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£68,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Seven Kings Meads Lane sits in Redbridge

Typical house price: 12th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Redbridge
Average household income: 8th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Redbridge

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Seven Kings Meads Lane

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Redbridge, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Redbridge, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

5 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Redbridge, 1 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Income deprivation ranking
Schools improving
New-build activity
Homes selling
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

Seven Kings Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (480 m in a straight line). About 20 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Elizabeth line to Shenfield (about 24 min) and Paddington (about 34 min).
Newbury Park Underground station, about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Downshall Primary School 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 (Mar 2026).
Nearest state secondary school The Palmer Catholic Academy 570 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 (Feb 2026).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Seven Kings Meads Lane

What is the typical house price in Seven Kings Meads Lane?

£510,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

How does Seven Kings Meads Lane compare with the rest of Redbridge?

Typical house price: 12th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Redbridge. Average household income: 8th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Redbridge.

Is Seven Kings Meads Lane an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Seven Kings Meads Lane gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.25; 5 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Seven Kings Meads Lane?

Seven Kings. Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (480 m in a straight line). About 20 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Elizabeth line to Shenfield (about 24 min) and Paddington (about 34 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Seven Kings Meads Lane?

Nearest state primary school. Downshall Primary School. 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 (Mar 2026). Nearest state secondary school. The Palmer Catholic Academy. 570 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 (Feb 2026).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.