16 Cambridge Road, Ilford, IG3 8LU
About 16 Cambridge Road
16 Cambridge Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8LU). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor.
At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £766,000 is 33.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £575,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
16 Cambridge Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
60applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 Cambridge Road
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- 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.
£766,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£575,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 January 2021Most recent
£575,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 8LU: £250,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in IG3 8LU
Everything we know about 16 Cambridge 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 Cambridge Road homes
On floor area, 16 Cambridge Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,402
Street avg £3,197
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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 — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Palmer Catholic Academy. 60 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB