The Gatehouse, Flat 10, High Street, Romford, RM1 1AN

The Gatehouse is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM1 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (July 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). At 60 m² this is the 25th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in The Gatehouse, where floor areas span 33–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 37 units on file.

Held since April 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £253,000 sits 98.4% above the 2001 sale of £127,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 26.2% below the postcode norm. At 60 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 36 EPCs).