1 Fairfield Road, Ilford, IG1 2JL

1 Fairfield Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Ilford (IG1 2JL). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £520,000 sits 67.7% above the 2007 sale of £310,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 19.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.