169a, North Street, Romford, RM1 1DT

169a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM1 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 46 m² this is the 10th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 33 units on file.

Last sold in August 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 265.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 32 EPCs).