Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Worcester Gardens, Ilford, IG1 3NW
Extendable2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 18 Worcester Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Worcester Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ilford (IG1 3NW). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £704,000 is 14.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 117 m² it's 22.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 6 EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2019 at £615,000.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
18 Worcester Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jan 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 January 2029
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Worcester Gardens, Ilford, IG1 3NW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 18 Worcester Gardens, Ilford, IG1 3NW
2decisions1extensions23documents59nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- May 2019OutbuildingOutlineOutcome in report
Rear outbuilding. (Summary)
- Council
- X BC Area 2 South West (KP)
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 1533/19
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionJun 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
18 Worcester Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£704,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2019)
£615,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 March 2019Most recent
£615,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG1 3NW: £495,000 (2023–2004).
Nearby sales in IG1 3NW
Versus other Worcester Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 18 Worcester Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,256
Street avg £3,602
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ilford district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
597/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wanstead Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cranbrook Primary School. 49 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG1 3NW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.1dB
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