15 Barley Lane, Ilford, IG3 8XD

15 Barley Lane is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ilford (IG3 8XD). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in July 2004. At 96 m² it's 28.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 sits 77.3% above the 2004 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 26.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.