26 Highlands Gardens, Ilford, IG1 3LD
About 26 Highlands Gardens
26 Highlands Gardens is a mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in June 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 £622,000 sits 229.1% above the 2001 sale of £189,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 51.5% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 11 January 2036
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Planning history
A HMO conversion application was refused at 26 Highlands Gardens in 2025.
4 applications on record at 26 Highlands Gardens, Ilford, IG1 3LD
- Jul 2013Change Of UseOutlineOutcome in report
Use of dwellinghouse as a carehome for up to four persons.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 1032/13
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOOct 2025Decision
- ExtensionSept 2020Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
26 Highlands Gardens's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£622,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£189,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 June 2001Most recent
£189,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG1 3LD: £650,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in IG1 3LD
Versus other Highlands Gardens homes
Years Held for 26 Highlands Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,524
Street avg £3,667
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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Crime
597/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Seymour Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Highlands Primary School. 50 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.5dB