18 Durham Place, Eton Road, Ilford, IG1 2UA

18 Durham Place is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 2UA). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since June 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 sits 102.4% above the 2003 sale of £126,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 106.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.