Astra Court East, Flat 2, Astra Close, Hornchurch, RM12 5NJ

Astra Court East is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Hornchurch (RM12 5NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 39 m² this is the 4th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Astra Court East, where floor areas span 33–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D across 12 units on file.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in April 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £212,000 sits 253.3% above the 2000 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 41.4% below the postcode norm. At 39 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 54 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.