4 Admiral Lodge, Western Road, Romford, RM1 3LN

4 Admiral Lodge is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM1 3LN). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. Tenure is freehold. At 39 m² this is the 5th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 is 17.4% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 27.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.