The Gatehouse, Flat 7, High Street, Romford, RM1 1AN

The Gatehouse is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM1 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. At 45 m² this is the 12th 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 £198,000 sits 90.4% above the 2001 sale of £104,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 19.7% below the postcode norm. At 45 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 36 EPCs).