100a, Balfour Road, Ilford, IG1 4JE

100a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–139 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 51.5% above the 2014 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 116.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.