38 Thorold Road, Ilford, IG1 4EX
About 38 Thorold Road
38 Thorold Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 4EX). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £650,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 40.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
38 Thorold Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 March 2034
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
5 applications on record at 38 Thorold Road, Ilford, IG1 4EX
- Jun 2008DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolish existing rear W.C and store. Single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 1435/08
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOApr 2020Decision
- HMODec 2019Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 38 Thorold Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£708,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 28 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2025Most recent
£650,000
+160.3%over 18 years26 October 2006
£249,750
+237.5%over 9 years20 April 1997
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG1 4EX: £424,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Thorold Road homes
On years held, 38 Thorold Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,351
Street avg £2,752
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.2 km
Griggs Approach — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Christchurch Primary School. 54 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB