Springfield Court, Flat 1, Forsythia Close, Ilford, IG1 2BN

Springfield Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 2BN). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 10th smallest of 45 units on EPC record in Springfield Court, where floor areas span 39–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 45 units on file.

Held since July 2000 — that's 26 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. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 228.3% above the 2000 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 42% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).