42 Vernon Road, Ilford, IG3 8DL
About 42 Vernon Road
42 Vernon Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8DL). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£492/sq ft) was about 203.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £535,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 Vernon Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension (summary)
- Council
- Neighbourhood CIL Area - East, BC Area 2 East (KP)
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 3533/22
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 42 Vernon Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£535,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 September 2022Most recent
£535,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 8DL: £433,000 (2024–2023).
Everything we know about 42 Vernon 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 Vernon Road homes
Price per m² for 42 Vernon Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,297
Street avg £2,812
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
Seven Kings Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Palmer Catholic Academy. 57 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
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB