55b, Wellesley Road, Ilford, IG1 4JZ

55b is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ilford (IG1 4JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from July 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 71 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–206 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 42 units on file.

Held since August 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 sits 325% above the 2000 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 43.4% below the postcode norm.