The Gatehouse, Flat 2, High Street, Romford, RM1 1AN

The Gatehouse is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM1 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 42 m² this is the 7th 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, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

Sold October 2023 for £233,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 42 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 36 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 93% above the typical sold price in the postcode.