33 Chester Road, Ilford, IG3 8PT
About 33 Chester Road
33 Chester Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8PT). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. 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 87), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 is 15.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 94.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2020 for £410,000.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
33 Chester Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6 metres, highest point of 3 metres and height at the eaves of 3 metres.
- Council
- DC South Team/South RPC , X BC Area 2 South East (AMF)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2891/16
- Oct 2015ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6 metres, highest point of 3 metres and height at the eaves of 3 metres.
- Council
- DC South Team/South RPC
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 3404/15
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 33 Chester Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
33 Chester Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 23 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
26 October 2020Most recent
£410,000
+39.9%over 5 years27 November 2014
£293,000
+388.3%over 17 years12 June 1997
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 8PT: £365,000 (2021–2016).
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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 Chester Road homes
33 Chester Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,767
Street avg £3,071
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Chester Road (IG3) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Palmer Catholic Academy. 58 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB