8 Kings Grove, Romford, RM1 2SU

8 Kings Grove is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM1 2SU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 87 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (59–87 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 12 units on file. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in January 2005. At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 sits 82.4% above the 2005 sale of £159,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 37.5% below the postcode norm.