3a, Elstree Gardens, Ilford, IG1 2QQ
About 3a
3a is a semi-detached house in Ilford (IG1 2QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
At 91 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
3a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 April 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 3a, Elstree Gardens, Ilford, IG1 2QQ
- Oct 2022Loft ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Loft conversion with a rear dormer. Hip to gable roof alterations. Three front rooflights. (Summary)
- Council
- Neighbourhood CIL Area - South, BC Area 3 South (KP)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 3422/22
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
3a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG1 2QQ: £560,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in IG1 2QQ
Versus other Elstree Gardens homes
EPC Rating for 3a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 113 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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