2 St Helens Road, Ilford, IG1 3QJ

2 St Helens Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 3QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 56 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–157 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good.

Held since April 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 sits 60.9% above the 2003 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 34.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs).