97a, Auckland Road, Ilford, IG1 4SQ

97a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG1 4SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–186 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 71).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 is 44.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.