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3 sales on record5 planning records
About 178 Grange Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 19.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £446,000 sits 102.7% above the 2005 sale of £220,000. 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. 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
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
—
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 178 Grange Road, Ilford, IG1 1HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jan 2010SubdivisionFullDeclined to Determine
Retention of subdivided property into two dwellings.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.7% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2005)
£220,000
Growth on file: 19.7% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Grange Road homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ilford district page.
Crime
23/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Sunnyside Road / Albert Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG1 1HB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 97 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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