78a, Wellesley Road, Ilford, IG1 4JZ
About 78a
78a is a semi-detached house in Ilford (IG1 4JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 82 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 41 EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 is 11.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 81.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £296,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 29 October 2030
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Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 78a in 2021.
2 applications on record at 78a, Wellesley Road, Ilford, IG1 4JZ
- Oct 2021Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Loft conversion with a rear dormer. (Summary).
- Council
- X BC Area 2 South West (KP), Neighbourhood CIL Area - South
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 3845/21
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionNov 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
78a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 24 years.
£296,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
17 August 2021Most recent
£296,000
+406.0%over 23 years21 August 1997
£58,500
21 August 1997
£58,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG1 4JZ: £302,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in IG1 4JZ
Versus other Wellesley Road homes
78a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,610
Street avg £2,971
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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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
Coventry Road / Granville Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Ursuline Academy Ilford. 57 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB