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Merlin Close

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12 recorded sales · median £156,000 · Redbridge

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Redbridge Council · Labour-controlled 43/63 seats · 68% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

73/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£156k

median price

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£156k

median sold price

14.2 yrs

of local pay to buy

17 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar school

schools total

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

850

Violence — most

16.7

NO₂ · WHO 10

3.2%

in a flood zone

431

green spaces

8.3

PM2.5 · WHO 5

373

eat & drink

144

shops

88.9%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£105,000 in 2005 → £190,000 in 2021

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Redbridge, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £156,000. That's about 14.2× local earnings — around the 14.3× five-year average.

Sold price history

2021 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 12 sales£156,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay14.2× · five-year average 14.3×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership57%

Owned outright

27%

With a mortgage

30%

Private rented

30%

Social rented

11%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,295

Your band:

London Borough of Redbridge£1,784

Greater London Authority£511

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,530

Band B£1,785

Band C£2,040

Band D (baseline)£2,295

Band E£2,804

Band F£3,314

Band G£3,824

Band H£4,589

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Redbridge how Merlin Close compares · from Redbridge

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Barking +35.4%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Barking	£400,000	+35.4%	81
Aldersbrook	£880,000	+21.9%	103
Woodford	£645,000	+21.7%	197
Little Ilford	£380,000	+21.2%	47
Gants Hill	£530,000	+19.8%	321
Ilford	£430,000	+17.7%	380
Monkhams	£683,125	+16.8%	134
Woodford Bridge	£525,000	+16.1%	124
Clayhall	£580,000	+16%	237
Redbridge	£650,000	+13.2%	110
Woodford Green	£495,000	+13.1%	65
Fairlop	£499,000	+11.7%	207
South Woodford	£555,000	+11.6%	368
Snaresbrook	£550,000	+10.9%	160
Seven Kings	£475,000	+10.7%	441
Hainault	£415,000	+10.7%	275
Woodford Wells	£880,000	+9.7%	79
Chadwell Heath	£401,000	+9%	179
Barkingside	£544,000	+8.3%	145
Little Heath	£477,000	+8.2%	160
Newbury Park	£450,000	+3.4%	206
Chigwell Row	£415,000	-1.1%	128
Wanstead	£572,000	-13.8%	256

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Merlin Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
18, Merlin Close	Flat	—	—	£211,000	Oct 2024
3, Merlin Close	Flat	—	—	£225,000	Nov 2023
7, Merlin Close	Flat	—	—	£185,000	Jul 2021
2, Merlin Close	Flat	—	—	£195,000	Jan 2021
8 Merlin Close	Flat	—	—	£205,000	Jun 2016
18, Merlin Close	Flat	—	—	£182,000	Jan 2016
8 Merlin Close	Flat	—	—	£130,000	May 2008
34 Merlin Close	Flat	—	—	£102,000	Jun 2005
2, Merlin Close	Flat	—	—	£108,000	Jan 2005
18, Merlin Close	Flat	—	—	£100,000	Jan 2004
7, Merlin Close	Flat	—	—	£50,000	Mar 1999
8 Merlin Close	Flat	—	—	£38,500	Sep 1995

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12 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Redbridge

Crime runs at 8 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month8

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Redbridge

Violence & sexual offences

850

Anti-social behaviour

474

Shoplifting

283

Vehicle crime

239

Other theft

151

Public order

146

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Redbridge district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Redbridge

Population310,260

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 5/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

4.3/10

Employment

5.6/10

Education & skills

6.3/10

Health & disability

7.2/10

Crime

5.2/10

Housing & services

3.9/10

Living environment

3.9/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Redbridge — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+59%

Unemployment · economically active residents7.1%

Degree-level (Level 4+)42%

Good or very good health85%

Own their home57%

Median age36.1

Born outside the UK44%

See the full Redbridge report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 3 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

3 of 3 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 3 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Forest Academy	Secondary	Good ('23)	0.4 km
Kindred Hainault	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.4 km
Excel Learning	Nursery	—	0.4 km
Flying Start Day Nursery Hainault	Nursery	Good ('21)	0.4 km
Bambino Nursery Chigwell	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.5 km
Coppice Primary School	Primary	—	0.5 km
Busy Bees Christian Pre-School Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.5 km
All Saints Pre School	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.9 km
John Bramston Primary School	Primary	—	1.1 km
Chigwell Row Infant School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.1 km
One Learning Tuition-Hainault, Ilford	Nursery	—	1.2 km
Linnet Montessori Grange Hill	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.3 km
Hainault Forest Community Association	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.3 km
Manford Primary School	Primary	Good ('22)	1.4 km
Bambino Nursery Hainault	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.1 km
Parklanes Wykeham Childcare Ltd.	Nursery	Good ('24)	2.3 km
Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery	Primary	—	2.5 km
Limes Farm Junior School	Primary	—	2.5 km
The Oaks Centre Ltd	Nursery	Requires improvement ('25)	2.5 km
Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.5 km
St Winifred's Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	2.7 km
Oasis Academy Pinewood	Primary	—	2.8 km
BarleyMont Fairlop Montessori Nursery Preschool & Afterschool	Nursery	Inadequate ('25)	2.8 km
Buddies Pre School	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.8 km
Little Acorns Children's Club	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.9 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.3 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 1.2 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.2 km
NHS ODS

13 of 14 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Icon Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Hainault Gentle Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.2 km
The Forest Edge Practice	GP	Good ('19)	1.3 km
The Willows Practice	GP	—	1.3 km
Hainault Health Centre	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Hainault Station Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Alan C Goldman Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Hainault Surgery	GP	—	2.7 km
Chigwell Medical Centre	GP	Good ('18)	2.7 km
Chigwell Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
The Fencepiece Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.8 km
Fencepiece Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.8 km
Fence Piece Road Medical Centre	GP	—	2.9 km
Collier Row Dental Practice	Dentist	—	3.1 km
Lynwood Medical Centre	GP	Good ('18)	3.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.1 km
Clockhouse Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.2 km
Sapphire Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.2 km
Rose Lane Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.2 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	3.2 km
Marks Gate Health Centre	GP	Good ('22)	3.2 km
Chase Cross Medical Centre	GP	—	3.2 km
The Dental Fitness Clinic	Dentist	—	3.2 km
Lowshoe Dental Practice	Dentist	—	3.2 km
Broadway Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.2 km
Brooks Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.3 km
Fullwell Cross Med. Ctr.	GP	Good ('18)	3.3 km
Tomswood Hill (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	Requires improvement ('23)	3.3 km
Brook House Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.3 km
Fullwell Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Pyramid Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Fairlop Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.6 km
Ac Dentartis	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Fremantle Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Barkingside Dental Care	Dentist	—	3.7 km
The Fullwell Avenue Surgery	GP	—	3.9 km
Grove Surgery	GP	—	4.0 km
Collier Pharma Ltd	Pharmacy	—	4.0 km
Whalebone Lane North (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	4.3 km
Chadwell Heath Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	4.3 km
Cordeve Ltd Dispensing Chemist	Pharmacy	—	4.4 km
Chigwell Dental & Anaesthetic Clinic	Dentist	—	4.4 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.4 km
Dr Gupta	GP	Good ('19)	4.4 km
Wh Burdess Chemist Ltd	Pharmacy	—	4.4 km
Total Medcare Limited	Pharmacy	—	4.4 km
Ashton Gardens Surgery	GP	—	4.4 km
The Upstairs Surgery	GP	Good ('21)	4.4 km
Abridge Surgery	GP	—	4.5 km
Barley Lane (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Longwood Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
The Palms Medical Centre	GP	—	4.5 km
North Street Medical Care	GP	Good ('18)	4.6 km
Chadwell Heath Orthodontics Ltd	Dentist	—	4.6 km
Britannia Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.6 km
Borno Chemists Limited	Pharmacy	—	4.6 km
Longwood House Dental Care	Dentist	—	4.6 km
Rise Park Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.6 km
The Bridge Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.6 km
Super.Care Pharmacy +	Pharmacy	—	4.6 km
1215 High Road (Dental Practice)	Dentist	—	4.6 km
Newbury Group Practice	GP	Good ('19)	4.7 km
Chadwell Heath Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.7 km
Broadway Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	4.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.8 km
Smile Dental	Dentist	—	4.8 km
Cranbrook Surgery	GP	Good ('21)	4.8 km
The Eastern Avenue Medical Centre	GP	Good ('22)	4.8 km
Essex Family Dental Care	Dentist	—	4.8 km
Kenwood Medical	GP	Good ('19)	4.9 km
The Heathcote Primary Care Centre	GP	—	4.9 km
Goodmayes Medical Centre	GP	—	5.0 km
The River Surgery	GP	—	5.2 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Redbridge

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 18 min from Romford Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Chadwell Heath Rail Station	3.1 mi	London Liverpool Street	25 min
Goodmayes Rail Station	3.3 mi	London Liverpool Street	23 min
Seven Kings Rail Station	3.5 mi	London Liverpool Street	21 min
Romford Rail Station	3.7 mi	London Liverpool Street	18 min
Gidea Park Rail Station	4.2 mi	London Liverpool Street	31 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Romford Rail Station (18 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Work from home

35%

Drive

31%

Public transport

26%

Walk or cycle

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging29 points

Per 10,000 residents0.9

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Redbridge

Air quality

NO₂

16.7

— WHO guide

PM2.5

8.3

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1000.7%

Flood zone3.2% of postcodes

Radonup to 1–3% of homes

Historic landfill84 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings134

Conservation areas19

Green belt34.1%

Green spaces431

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Redbridge

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	373	81% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	144	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	28	—
Green spaces & parks	431	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

88.9%

Superfast

98.1%

Ultrafast

89.4%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Redbridge

Figures for the wider Redbridge — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate7.1%

In work (employment rate)58.5%

Companies registered here48,321

New incorporations (12m)8,151

Property companies (SPVs)8,156

See the full Redbridge report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district