6 Elmstead Road, Ilford, IG3 8AZ
About 6 Elmstead Road
6 Elmstead Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Held since December 1999 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 sits 430% above the 1999 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 55.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Elmstead Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension. (Summary)
- Council
- DC South Team/South RPC , X BC Area 2 South East (AMF)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2076/16
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 6 Elmstead Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
6 Elmstead Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£477,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£90,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 December 1999Most recent
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 8AZ: £378,000 (2023–2015).
Everything we know about 6 Elmstead 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 Elmstead Road homes
6 Elmstead Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,034
Street avg £2,792
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
Seven Kings Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Palmer Catholic Academy. 62 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
43.5dB