5 Cowley Road, Ilford, IG1 3JL

5 Cowley Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 3JL). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 66 m² this is the 14th smallest of 48 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–187 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in January 2001. 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 £355,000 sits 136.7% above the 2001 sale of £150,000. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).