Ground Floor Flat, 3 Highbury Gardens, Ilford, IG3 8AB
About Ground Floor Flat
Ground Floor Flat is a mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8AB). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2021) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 80 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 sits 105.9% above the 2009 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 43.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Ground Floor Flat ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Ground Floor Flat has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension to ground floor flat (summary).
- Council
- DC South Team/South RPC , X BC Area 2 South East (AMF)
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 1253/17
- Apr 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 0444/13
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Ground Floor Flat
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£135,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 December 2009Most recent
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 8AB: £305,000 (2022–1996).
Everything we know about Ground Floor Flat, 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

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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
0.1 km
Aldborough Road South Seven Kings — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Ark Isaac Newton Academy. 62 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB