20 Elstree Gardens, Ilford, IG1 2QQ
About 20 Elstree Gardens
20 Elstree Gardens is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 2QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 165.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2024 for £620,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenRear
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 January 2034
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 20 Elstree Gardens, Ilford, IG1 2QQ
- Nov 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side, and single storey rear extension.
- Council
- South Team/Area 6
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 2497/02
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionApr 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Elstree Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£650,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 23 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2024Most recent
£620,000
+3.3%over 8 months14 April 2024
£600,000
+313.8%over 22 years11 October 2001
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG1 2QQ: £437,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in IG1 2QQ
Versus other Elstree Gardens homes
On years held, 20 Elstree Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,526
Street avg £2,693
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
597/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Buttsbury Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Uphall Primary School. 67 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB






