Flat 2, 23 Wingate Road, Ilford, IG1 2JB

Flat 2 is a mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 2JB). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 120% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 is 30.9% below the 2022 sale of £220,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 91.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 49 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold February 2022 for £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.