2a, Ellesmere Close, Redbridge, London, E11 1PT

2a is a three-bedroom detached house in Redbridge, London, London (E11 1PT). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Held since August 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £927,000 sits 312% above the 1999 sale of £225,000. At 112 m² it's 25.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 7 EPCs).