38 Highbury Gardens, Ilford, IG3 8AA
About 38 Highbury Gardens
38 Highbury Gardens is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 849 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 sits 81.7% above the 2011 sale of £213,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 36 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 15 years since the last transfer (November 2011). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
38 Highbury Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2019ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6 metres, highest point of 3 metres and height at the eaves of 2.8 metres.
- Council
- X BC Area 2 South East (AMF)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 0527/19
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 38 Highbury Gardens
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
38 Highbury Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£213,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 November 2011Most recent
£213,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 8AA: £435,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in IG3 8AA
Everything we know about 38 Highbury Gardens, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Highbury Gardens homes
EPC Rating for 38 Highbury Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,701
Street avg £2,779
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Aldborough Road South Seven Kings — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Ark Isaac Newton Academy. 63 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB