2 Matthews Close, Romford, RM3 0DN

2 Matthews Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM3 0DN). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 42 m² the property is well over the postcode median (27 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2012–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 is 14.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£520/sq ft) was about 102.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (December 2017). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.