Ropeworks, Flat 414 Cutmore, 1 Arboretum Place, Barking, IG11 7GS

Ropeworks is a mid-terrace house in Barking (IG11 7GS). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. At 87 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Ropeworks (32–87 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 71 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (May 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (38 m² across 70 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 is 13.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £295,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.