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The market
Over the last 12 months, 420 homes sold across Ilkeston, at a median sold price of £190,000. Prices are broadly flat on the year before. Semi-detached homes make up the largest share of recent sales.
| What sells in Ilkeston | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 149 | £194,000 |
| Terraced | 138 | £149,500 |
| Detached | 104 | £311,500 |
| Other | 16 | £246,500 |
| Flat / Maisonette | 13 | £100,000 |
Based on HM Land Registry sold-price records for DE7. Updated monthly.
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The ranking
Ranked by the AgentSeeker Score, which weighs Google reputation, fee competitiveness, live listing activity and local market standing. See the full Ilkeston ranking →
See which of these agents is genuinely best for your home, scored against your exact postcode.
See your best agents →Choosing the right estate agent in Ilkeston can make a real difference to how quickly your home sells and the price you achieve. Ilkeston has a range of local and national agents, but their fees, sale times and results vary widely across the area.
AgentSeeker compares estate agents in Ilkeston on what can be observed rather than what they say about themselves: their Google reputation, the fee, how much they are currently selling in your postcode district, and how they rank against their neighbours.
Looking for ranked picks? Our best estate agents in Ilkeston for 2026 guide ranks local agents on the same AgentSeeker Score: reputation, fee, listing activity and local standing.
In Ilkeston, high-street agents tend to offer stronger local-buyer reach and marketing networks, while online-only agents typically charge lower flat fees but require the seller to handle more of the process. Most Ilkeston sellers achieve better outcomes with a high-street agent when local buyer demand is strong. Compare both types side-by-side on AgentSeeker. compare Ilkeston agents.
The three most effective ways to reduce estate agent fees in Ilkeston: first, ask for a committed fee up front rather than accepting the headline rate; second, compare multiple Ilkeston agents, since local competition usually shifts the number by 0.2–0.4%; third, consider a sole-agency contract for a lower rate in exchange for exclusivity. AgentSeeker publishes each Ilkeston agent's committed fee before you contact them. compare Ilkeston fees.
Common red flags when picking an estate agent in Ilkeston: inflated valuations designed to win your listing, vague or shifting fee quotes, contracts with tie-in periods longer than 12 weeks, and a lack of achieved-vs-asking data. AgentSeeker filters Ilkeston agents by verified performance data and committed fee, so you can see which agents clear a transparent bar. See vetted Ilkeston agents. vetted Ilkeston agents.
If you sell your Ilkeston home entirely privately with no agent involved, there's no agent fee to pay. However, most Ilkeston agents operate on a 'sole agency' or 'multi-agency' contract, and if a buyer originally introduced by the agent completes, the fee is still due even if you handle the final negotiation yourself. Always check the contract before signing. Compare committed-fee Ilkeston agents on AgentSeeker. committed-fee Ilkeston agents.
Every Ilkeston agent here comes with a fee, inclusive of VAT, settled before you speak to anyone. Some agents set their own. Where they haven't, AgentSeeker quotes the fee on your behalf. Either way it is what you would pay, and it cannot rise at contract stage.
Every Ilkeston agent is scored on four things we can actually see: their Google rating and how many people left one, how competitive the fee is, how many homes they currently have on the market in your postcode district, and how they rank against the other agents working it.
Achieved price against asking, and average time to sell. They are the two figures that matter most, so we are building them from Land Registry records rather than asking agents to report on themselves. Until then we leave them out, because a number we cannot stand behind is worse than no number.
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