1a, Melford Road, Ilford, IG1 1RH
About 1a
1a is an end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 1RH). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 91 m² it's 26.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 sits 1213.3% above the 1995 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£31/sq ft) was about 86.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Energy performance
1a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 July 2022
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Planning history
Planning history at 1a is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 1a, Melford Road, Ilford, IG1 1RH
- Feb 2008Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
TPO 21/02 (G1) (T1) Oak - reduce by 30% & crown lift to 2m; (T2)
- Reference
- WTPO/0122/07
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksApr 2008Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£30,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 May 1995Most recent
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG1 1RH: £300,000 (2025–2017).
Versus other Melford Road homes
On years held, 1a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£330
Street avg £2,814
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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Crime
597/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Buckingham Road Ilford — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School. 63 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB