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Buying at IG1 1SG

Before you offer on a home at IG1 1SG: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £485k. In Ilford South East.

1 to check3 clear£485k typical on Park Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
Note
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 56 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Busy road: A118, 600 m awayAbout 34,531 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Note
Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£485ktypical sale on Park Road, last 10 years

£4,714typical price per m² in Ilford South East

£2,630–£4,830per m² for homes at IG1 1SG sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,714 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £424k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Ilford South East

Ilford South East

+50% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Semi-detached	2	£790k	£480k – £790k
Terraced	40	£450k	£240k – £632k
Flat	8	£225k	£165k – £330k

Standard sales in Ilford South East. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

5sales on Park Road in the last two years

50sales in Ilford South East in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at IG1 1SG

Home	Last sold	Floor area
89, Park RoadTerraced	£250,000, Apr 2010	107 m²	Buyer's report →
91, Park RoadTerraced	£526,500, Aug 2023	109 m²	Buyer's report →
93, Park RoadTerraced	£235,000, Nov 2003	131 m²	Buyer's report →
99, Park RoadTerraced	£50,000, Mar 1997	–	Buyer's report →
101, Park RoadTerraced	£305,000, Oct 2015	116 m²	Buyer's report →
106, Park RoadTerraced	£300,000, Oct 2014	89 m²	Buyer's report →
108, Park RoadTerraced	£240,000, Apr 2006	–	Buyer's report →
116, Park RoadTerraced	£585,000, Sept 2025	131 m²	Buyer's report →
120, Park RoadTerraced	£342,000, Jul 2017	89 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at IG1 1SG

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £485k. In Ilford South East.

1 to check3 clear£485k typical on Park Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 56 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A118, 600 m awayAbout 34,531 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Note

Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£485ktypical sale on Park Road, last 10 years

£4,714typical price per m² in Ilford South East

£2,630–£4,830per m² for homes at IG1 1SG sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,714 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £424k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Ilford South East, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£233k	£218k	£1,400 a month	7.2%
2 beds *	£387k	£318k	£1,900 a month	5.9%
3 beds	£441k	£395k	£2,000 a month	5.4%
4+ beds	£519k	£457k	£2,350 a month	5.4%
All homes	£451k	£395k	£1,610 a month	4.3%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. * Too few sales here, so the council's figure. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare, or the postcode district's own rent (ONS, London). Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places