1 Wanstead Lane, Ilford, IG1 3SB

1 Wanstead Lane is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ilford (IG1 3SB). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1783 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2011–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 32.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £783,000 sits 56.6% above the 2012 sale of £500,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.