31 Melbourne Road, Ilford, IG1 4LF
About 31 Melbourne Road
31 Melbourne Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 4LF). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £788,000 is 11% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£528/sq ft) was about 49.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £710,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- 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 15 April 2032
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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
31 Melbourne 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£788,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£710,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 2022Most recent
£710,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG1 4LF: £900,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in IG1 4LF
Versus other Melbourne Road homes
31 Melbourne Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,680
Street avg £4,314
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.3 km
Christchurch Road (IG1) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Christchurch Primary School. 53 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
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB