15a, Audrey Road, Ilford, IG1 2DY

15a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 2DY). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since June 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 sits 77.9% above the 2007 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 85.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.