11a, Benton Road, Ilford, IG1 4AT

11a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ilford (IG1 4AT). It has a recorded floor area of 300 m² (around 3229 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

Held since September 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 300 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £985,000 sits 294% above the 2004 sale of £249,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 73.8% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.