Flat 2, 162 Green Lane, Ilford, IG1 1YQ

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 1YQ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Across 2007–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at -7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 sits 132.6% above the 2012 sale of £95,000. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). On the market in April 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.