1 Austin House, Abbey Road, Ilford, IG2 7ND

1 Austin House is a one-bedroom detached house in Ilford (IG2 7ND). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–61 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

It hasn't traded since July 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 sits 80.1% above the 2007 sale of £146,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 18.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 21 EPCs).