6 Hyacinth Close, Ilford, IG1 2LU

6 Hyacinth Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 2LU). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Held since March 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 14 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 2000–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 sits 135.9% above the 2004 sale of £172,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.