6 Capel Gardens, Ilford, IG3 9DH
About 6 Capel Gardens
6 Capel Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ilford (IG3 9DH). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 is 33.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£489/sq ft) was about 55.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. At 66 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2016DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolish existing garage and store. Single storey rear extension. (Summary)
- Council
- DC South Team/South RPC
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 0019/16
- Apr 2015Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Loft conversion with two rear dormers, one front dormer, two rear roof lights and single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 0835/15
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 6 Capel Gardens
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
6 Capel Gardens changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.8% per year over 1 year.
£347,500
Growth on file: 17.8% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
9 December 2015Most recent
£347,500
+17.8%over 10 months6 February 2015
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 9DH: £347,000 (2017–2005).
Everything we know about 6 Capel Gardens, 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

Versus other Capel Gardens homes
EPC Rating for 6 Capel Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,265
Street avg £3,720
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Eton Road / South Park Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
South Park Primary School. 64 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB