1 Cotswold Gardens, Ilford, IG2 7DW

1 Cotswold Gardens is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG2 7DW). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since June 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £702,000 sits 67.1% above the 2008 sale of £420,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.