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Get started5 Chiltern Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hornchurch (RM12 4SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£526/sq ft) was about 29.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 17 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £385,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Price for 5 Chiltern Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 25 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 25 years.
Price per m²
£5,662
Street avg £5,594
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Suttons Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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5 November 2021Most recent
£385,000
+20.3%over 6 years24 November 2014
£320,000
+335.4%over 17 years27 February 1997
£73,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM12 4SQ: £435,000 (2025–2023).
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
RM12 4SQ
Closest school
0.3 km
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College. 33 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB
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