17 Highbury Gardens, Ilford, IG3 8AD
About 17 Highbury Gardens
17 Highbury Gardens is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8AD). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 sits 62.6% above the 2014 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 43.9% below the postcode norm. 12 years since the last transfer (July 2014). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
17 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Highbury Gardens has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
60applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£439,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 15 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2014Most recent
£270,000
+55.2%over 12 years29 April 2002
£174,000
+43.8%over 1 year20 July 2000
£121,000
+34.4%over 7 months20 December 1999
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 8AD: £422,500 (2021–2006).
Nearby sales in IG3 8AD
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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
17 Highbury Gardens is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,348
Street avg £5,199
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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. 62 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB