2 Buttfield Close, Dagenham, RM10 8TJ

2 Buttfield Close is an end-of-terrace house in Dagenham (RM10 8TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in July 2005. At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 22 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 1999–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 117.5% above the 2005 sale of £183,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 37.2% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.