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6 sales on record
About Astra Court West
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Astra Court West is a semi-detached house in Hornchurch (RM12 5NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 25 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Astra Court West (25–85 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 18 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£641/sq ft) was about 170.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (47 m² across 54 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £172,500 in May 2021. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Astra Court West has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2021)
£172,500
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Astra Close homes
Four headline reads against 41 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Astra Court West outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,900
Street avg £3,298
Floor Area
25 m²
Street avg 47 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hornchurch district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wood Lane Hornchurch — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM12 5NJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 62 points of interest in total.
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