The Gatehouse, Flat 24, High Street, Romford, RM1 1AN

The Gatehouse is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM1 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. At 67 m² this is the 30th 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 (May 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69).

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in July 2002. At 67 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 sits 63.3% above the 2002 sale of £180,000.