1 Cumberland Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 6HU

1 Cumberland Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hornchurch (RM12 6HU). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 49 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (49–158 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 24 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £290,000 sits 427.3% above the 1997 sale of £54,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 54% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.