96 Balfour Road, Ilford, IG1 4JE
About 96 Balfour Road
96 Balfour Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2013–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 330% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £705,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 March 2034
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
96 Balfour Road 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
Latest sale on 96 Balfour Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£770,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.7% per year over 6 years.
£705,000
Growth on file: 14.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
9 November 2018Most recent
£705,000
+118.9%over 5 years26 February 2013
£322,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG1 4JE: £150,000 (2014–2004).
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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
0.2 km
Christchurch Primary School. 56 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB






