46 Meads Lane, Ilford, IG3 8QA
About 46 Meads Lane
46 Meads Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8QA). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 45 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–117 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 19 units on file.
At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£526/sq ft) was about 106.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £255,000 in May 2021. 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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2013OutbuildingFullIn report
Retrospective application for rear outbuilding.
Retrospective- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 0713/13
- Feb 2012FullIn report
Demolish existing garage. Build new garage in rear of garden, with entrance from Wallington Road.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2401/11
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 9 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2021Most recent
£255,000
+64.5%over 9 years19 December 2011
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 8QA: £380,000 (2023–2010).
Everything we know about 46 Meads Lane, 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
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Meads Lane homes
Years Held for 46 Meads Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,667
Street avg £5,361
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.2 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
Percy Road / Douglas Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Farnham Green Primary School. 55 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
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB