5 Herbert Road, Ilford, IG3 8AL
About 5 Herbert Road
5 Herbert Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8AL). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 118 m² it's 29.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 is 18.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 52.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
5 Herbert Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Herbert Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
60applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Herbert Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Herbert Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.9% per year over 18 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 13.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
3 July 2017Most recent
£450,000
+922.7%over 17 years30 August 1999
£44,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 8AL: £435,000 (2025–2022).
Everything we know about 5 Herbert Road, 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 Herbert Road homes
Floor Area for 5 Herbert Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,814
Street avg £3,539
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.1 km
New Road Seven Kings — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Ark Isaac Newton Academy. 61 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
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB