17 Preston Gardens, Ilford, IG1 3QG
About 17 Preston Gardens
17 Preston Gardens is an end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
It hasn't traded since June 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £693,000 sits 267.6% above the 2001 sale of £188,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 70.7% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
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Energy performance
17 Preston Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 February 2033
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Planning history
1 application on record at 17 Preston Gardens, Ilford, IG1 3QG
- Apr 2019ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6 metres, highest point of 3 metres and height at the eaves of 2.8 metres.
- Council
- X BC Area 2 South West (KP)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 1066/19
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Sales history & valuation
17 Preston Gardens's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£693,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.5% per year over 2 years.
£188,500
Growth on file: 19.5% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
26 June 2001Most recent
£188,500
+46.4%over 2 years6 May 1999
£128,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG1 3QG: £630,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in IG1 3QG
Versus other Preston Gardens homes
CO₂ Emissions for 17 Preston Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,136
Street avg £3,733
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Castleview Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Cranbrook Primary School. 46 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.5dB