1 Cranbrook Drive, Romford, RM2 6AP

1 Cranbrook Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Romford (RM2 6AP). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a basement. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

It hasn't traded since January 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 46.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £955,000 sits 117% above the 2007 sale of £439,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm. At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.