23 Bawdsey Avenue, Ilford, IG2 7TW

23 Bawdsey Avenue is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG2 7TW). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a loft. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

It hasn't traded since June 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 sits 374.8% above the 2000 sale of £119,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 63.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.