20 Bengal Road, Ilford, IG1 2EH
About 20 Bengal Road
20 Bengal Road is a mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 2EH). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 131 m² it's 24.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 28 EPCs). Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 88.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 23 August 2031
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at 20 Bengal Road, Ilford, IG1 2EH
- Nov 2010DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Demolish existing W/C and conservatory. Part single, part two storey rear extension. New outbuilding in rear garden.
- Council
- DC South Team/South RPC , X BC Area 2 South West (KP)
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 2351/10
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionSept 2011Decision
- DemolitionMar 2011Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Bengal Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£524,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 19 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2021Most recent
£550,000
+182.1%over 18 years28 February 2003
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG1 2EH: £300,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Bengal Road homes
20 Bengal Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£4,198
Street avg £2,634
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
597/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bengal Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cleveland Road Primary School. 67 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
60.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.8dB