9 Brownlea Gardens, Ilford, IG3 9NL
About 9 Brownlea Gardens
9 Brownlea Gardens is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Ilford (IG3 9NL). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £687,000 is 11.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 18.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £615,000 in October 2020.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- ParkingYes
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
External or internal wall insulation added
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jan 2017RenovationFullIn report
Front alterations including replacement of the front broken windows with timber double glazed windows. Repairing rendering to front elevation like for like. Alterations to front driveway including new block paving and landscaping (Summary).
- Council
- DC South Team/South RPC , X BC Area 2 South East (AMF)
New Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2535/16
- May 2015Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extension. Loft conversion with two rear dormers and one front dormer. (summary)
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 4453/14
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£687,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 6 years.
£615,000
Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
8 October 2020Most recent
£615,000
+78.3%over 5 years23 January 2015
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 9NL: £650,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in IG3 9NL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Brownlea Gardens homes
On epc rating, 9 Brownlea Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,271
Street avg £4,313
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
Meldrum Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Mayespark Primary School. 59 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB