21 Watermans, Junction Road, Romford, RM1 3QZ

21 Watermans is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM1 3QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 64 m² this is the 35th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (63 versus a best of 85). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2009); the latest reading is one band 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 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 64 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 36 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 2000–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 21.2% above the 2010 sale price.