7 Blythswood Road, Ilford, IG3 8SJ
About 7 Blythswood Road
7 Blythswood Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 sits 69.5% above the 2013 sale of £311,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 16.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 131 m² it's 27.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 29 EPCs). Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
7 Blythswood Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2024ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 5.47 metres, highest point of 3.00 metres and height at the eaves of 3.00 metres.
- Council
- Neighbourhood CIL Area - East, BC Area 2 East (KP), DM Area - South/East
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 0702/24
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 7 Blythswood Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
7 Blythswood Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£527,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£311,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 October 2013Most recent
£311,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 8SJ: £460,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in IG3 8SJ
Everything we know about 7 Blythswood 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 Blythswood Road homes
Price per m²
£2,374
Street avg £2,402
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
Kingswood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Farnham Green Primary School. 59 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB