8a, Electric Parade, Seven Kings Road, Ilford, IG3 8BY

8a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8BY). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 7th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 11 units on file.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in August 2000. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 16% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 291.7% above the 2000 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 41.6% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.