30a, Empress Avenue, Ilford, IG1 3DD

30a is a mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 3DD). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 67 m² this is the 29th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–231 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good.

Held since December 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 67 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 sits 609.5% above the 1996 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 72.7% below the postcode norm.