18 St Thomas Gardens, Ilford, IG1 2PQ

18 St Thomas Gardens is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 2PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 sits 98.8% above the 2014 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 33.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.