196a, Richmond Road, Ilford, IG1 2XN

196a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 2XN). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–147 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in December 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 sits 202.5% above the 1998 sale of £98,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 17.9% below the postcode norm. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).