7 Keats Close, Chigwell, IG7 5NU

7 Keats Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chigwell (IG7 5NU). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 88 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (54–88 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 19 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since October 2013. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 15.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 43.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.