4 Buckingham Road, Ilford, IG1 1RG

4 Buckingham Road is a semi-detached house in Ilford (IG1 1RG). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 49 m² this is the 5th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–140 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 25 units on file.

It hasn't traded since October 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 65.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 is 42.7% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 81.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.