40 Colombo Road, Ilford, IG1 4RQ
About 40 Colombo Road
40 Colombo Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 4RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 sits 105.3% above the 2016 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 24.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 August 2029
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Planning history
40 Colombo Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 40 Colombo Road, Ilford, IG1 4RQ
- Nov 2017ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 5.42 metres, highest point of 3 metres and height at the eaves of 3 metres.
- Council
- DC South Team/South RPC
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 4657/17
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
40 Colombo Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£544,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 17 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
21 August 2016Most recent
£265,000
+65.6%over 13 years7 October 2002
£160,000
+68.4%over 3 years26 February 1999
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG1 4RQ: £450,196 (2022–2017).
Versus other Colombo Road homes
EPC Rating for 40 Colombo Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,992
Street avg £2,862
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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Crime
597/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Coventry Road / Perth Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Seven Kings School. 57 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB






