27 Essex Road, Barking, IG11 7QN

27 Essex Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barking (IG11 7QN). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Held since April 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 sits 113.5% above the 2008 sale of £200,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 107 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 47 EPCs).