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4 sales on record
About 47a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
47a is a mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 3JL). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 59 m² this is the 5th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–187 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 47 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 106.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 46 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £292,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
47a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2021)
£292,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Cowley Road homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 47a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,949
Street avg £3,100
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
23/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bethell Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG1 3JL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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