2 Champness Road, Barking, IG11 9PD

2 Champness Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Barking (IG11 9PD). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. At 39 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 56 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–141 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to A across 56 units on file.

It hasn't traded since November 2000, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £252,000 sits 152% above the 2000 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 20.1% below the postcode norm. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 55 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).