2 Friars Close, Ilford, IG1 4AZ
About 2 Friars Close
2 Friars Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 4AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 47 m² this is the 8th smallest of 74 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
Sold May 2022 for £235,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 78.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 47 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 73 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
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EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 May 2032
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Planning history
2 Friars Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
29 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 20 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
12 May 2022Most recent
£235,000
+76.7%over 17 years19 November 2004
£133,000
+6.4%over 12 months28 November 2003
£125,000
+5.0%over 1 year1 July 2002
£119,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG1 4AZ: £282,500 (2026–2023).
Versus other Friars Close homes
Price per m² for 2 Friars Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £3,471
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.4 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
0.3 km
Benton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy. 59 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB






