16 Southbourne Gardens, Ilford, IG1 2QF

16 Southbourne Gardens is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 2QF). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65).

Held since May 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 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 23 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 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £533,000 sits 97.4% above the 2007 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 19.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.