26a, Mansfield Road, Ilford, IG1 3BD

26a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 3BD). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 41 m² this is the 9th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good.

Held since July 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £208,000 sits 62.5% above the 2005 sale of £128,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 19.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 46 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs).