26 Seven Kings Road, Ilford, IG3 8DF

26 Seven Kings Road is a mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8DF). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Held since April 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £580,000 sits 260.2% above the 2001 sale of £161,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 55% 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.