178 Grange Road, Ilford, IG1 1HB
About 178 Grange Road
178 Grange Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 1HB). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Held since July 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 sits 125.9% above the 2005 sale of £220,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 August 2028
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
5 applications on record at 178 Grange Road, Ilford, IG1 1HB
- Feb 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 0002/06
- More recent applications — locked
- SubdivisionJan 2010Decision
- SubdivisionNov 2009Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (5 on record)
- All 5 applications on this property in full, plus 43 notable nearby
- The 36 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.7% per year over 7 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 19.7% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
27 July 2005Most recent
£220,000
+100.0%over 4 years24 May 2001
£110,000
+64.2%over 2 years18 December 1998
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG1 1HB: £290,000 (2025–2011).
Versus other Grange Road homes
178 Grange Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,679
Street avg £2,788
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Crime
597/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Sunnyside Road / Albert Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gordon Primary School. 67 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB