8 Douglas Road, Ilford, IG3 8UX
About 8 Douglas Road
8 Douglas Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 8UX). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £692,000 sits 84.5% above the 2013 sale of £375,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 21.7% below the postcode norm. On the market in February 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2015Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Loft Conversion with Rear Dormer (Summary).
- Council
- DC South Team/South RPC
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 3953/15
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Douglas Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Douglas Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£692,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 2013Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 8UX: £540,000 (2024–2021).
Everything we know about 8 Douglas 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 Douglas Road homes
On epc rating, 8 Douglas Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,287
Street avg £3,766
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 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
Percy Road / Douglas Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Farnham Green Primary School. 54 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB