5 St Luke Path, Lowbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 2HE

5 St Luke Path is a mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 2HE). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 1999 — that's 27 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 £285,000 sits 493.8% above the 1999 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 41.5% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).