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Get started493 Cranbrook Road is a mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG2 6ER). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£485/sq ft) was about 58.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2021 for £700,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
493 Cranbrook Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, highest point of 4.00 metres and height at the eaves of 3.00 metres.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£658,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 4 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 4 years.
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On habitable rooms, 493 Cranbrook Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,224
Street avg £4,660
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gants Hill Station / Cranbrook Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Change of use from residential to HMO for up to 5 people. (summary)
1 more application for this property
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21 May 2021Most recent
£700,000
+42.9%over 4 years3 January 2017
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG2 6ER: £600,000 (2024–2021).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
IG2 6QW
Closest school
0.1 km
Valentines High School. 50 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB