38 Dawson Avenue, Barking, IG11 9PX

38 Dawson Avenue is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barking (IG11 9PX). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £479,000 is 21.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 93.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £395,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.