22 Lynton Crescent, Ilford, IG2 6DH

22 Lynton Crescent is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG2 6DH). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a loft. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since August 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 61.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £691,000 sits 176.4% above the 2002 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 36.8% below the postcode norm. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.