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About 42 Gurney Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Gurney Close is a mid-terrace house in Barking (IG11 8JX). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£506/sq ft) was about 150.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 58 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold May 2021 for £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2021)
£370,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Gurney Close homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 42 Gurney Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,441
Street avg £2,855
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Barking district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Harts Lane Estate — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IG11 8JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
60.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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