36 Highbury Gardens, Ilford, IG3 8AA

36 Highbury Gardens is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–209 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 37 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2020. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

It hasn't traded since July 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2004–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 sits 100.6% above the 2008 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 155.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.