IG6 2SR

Last sold £270,000 in December 2021

55, Bernards Close, Ilford

Property type: Flat
Bedrooms: 2 (est.)
Tenure: Leasehold
Floor area: 560 sq ft / 52 sq m
EPC rating: C
Elevation: About 39m — higher than about 90% of homes in Ilford

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Price history in context

Date	Price	Change	Base rate at sale	vs UK market
Today	Show me today's estimate
December 2021	£270,000	−1.1%	0.25%	−27 pts
May 2016	£273,100	+53.9%	0.5%	+36 pts
February 2014	£177,500	+3.2%	0.5%	−3 pts
December 2009	£172,000	+29.8%	0.5%	−10 pts
October 2002	£132,500	+107.0%	4.0%	+41 pts
October 1998	£64,000	+33.3%	7.25%	+4 pts
May 1995	£48,000		6.625%

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Dec 2021 — £270,000 · −1.1% · 27 pts behind the UK market
May 2016 — £273,100 · +53.9% · 36 pts ahead of the UK market
Feb 2014 — £177,500 · +3.2% · 3 pts behind the UK market
Dec 2009 — £172,000 · +29.8% · 10 pts behind the UK market
Oct 2002 — £132,500 · +107.0% · 41 pts ahead of the UK market
Oct 1998 — £64,000 · +33.3% · 4 pts ahead of the UK market
May 1995 — £48,000

paid in line with the local norm

vs 67 nearby sales within a year · 2-bed (est.) flat within 1 km

The life around it

Manford Primary School 1.1km
New Rush Hall School 433m
Hainault station 440m
Hospital Hill Wood 947m
The coast (coastline) 5.2km
Fairlop Water 1.2km
Pond 968m
Canal 8.6km
Loxford Water 1.2km
Public Park 230m
Play Area 311m
Vida & Sons 162m
Copperfield (S-Bound) 163m

Broadband

Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises

Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data

Commute by train

From Seven Kings, 4.5km away

21 min London
86 min Cambridge
95 min Brighton
96 min Oxford

Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.

Schools nearby

1 New Rush Hall School 0.3 miles State Attainment 8: 24.2 (2023)
2 Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery · Primary 0.3 miles State
3 Limes Farm Junior School · Primary 0.3 miles State
4 Fairlop Primary School · Primary 0.4 miles State
5 Manford Primary School · Primary 0.7 miles State Ofsted Good
6 Early Years Assessment Service and Centre Co Manford Primary School · Not applicable 0.7 miles State
7 Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School · Primary · Jewish 0.7 miles State
8 King Solomon High School · Secondary · Jewish 0.7 miles State Ofsted Requires improvement Attainment 8: 50.4 — top 40% nationally (2023)
9 Clore Tikva School · Primary · Jewish 0.7 miles State
10 Redbridge Alternative Provision 0.8 miles State Ofsted Requires improvement

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Flood risk

Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map

Sunshine and hills

Sunshine: about 1,590 hours a year — sunnier than 60% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.

Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 2% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.

Crime

Above average for England & Wales — 264 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

Location: exact

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Nearby sold homes

47, Bernards Close, Ilford £162,000 · 2011
49, Bernards Close, Ilford £156,500 · 2012
51, Bernards Close, Ilford £287,500 · 2018
57, Bernards Close, Ilford £272,000 · 2022
35, Bernards Close, Ilford £91,000 · 2002
43, Bernards Close, Ilford £95,500 · 2009

Planning activity nearby

Undecided Erection of a two-storey attached dwelling with associated access, parking and… Mar 2026 source
Rejected Change of use from C3 to C2 ( Children's Home). No external changes. Previously granted… May 2026 source
Conditions Proposed pergola and associated external works. Apr 2026 source
Permitted Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan and 6… Jun 2026 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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