28 Downshall Avenue, Ilford, IG3 8NB
About 28 Downshall Avenue
28 Downshall Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8NB). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 76.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £480,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
28 Downshall Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, highest point of 2.94 metres and height at the eaves of 2.71 metres.
- Council
- Neighbourhood CIL Area - East, BC Area 2 East (KP)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 0312/22
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 28 Downshall Avenue
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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.
£520,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£480,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 June 2021Most recent
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 8NB: £495,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in IG3 8NB
Everything we know about 28 Downshall Avenue, 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 Downshall Avenue homes
Price per m² for 28 Downshall Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,848
Street avg £3,650
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.3 km
Wards Road/Aldborough Rd South — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Downshall Primary School. 52 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
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB