579 Green Lane, Ilford, IG3 9RJ
About 579 Green Lane
579 Green Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Ilford (IG3 9RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 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 recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in April 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 sits 688.7% above the 1995 sale of £71,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 79.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
579 Green Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 4.00 metres, highest point of 3.71 metres and height at the eaves of 2.56 metres.
- Council
- Neighbourhood CIL Area - East, BC Area 2 East (KP)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2904/22
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
579 Green Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£71,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 April 1995Most recent
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in IG3 9RJ: £422,500 (2024–2012).
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Green Lane homes
On price per m², 579 Green Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£577
Street avg £3,755
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.0 km
Goodmayes Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Goodmayes Primary School. 59 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB