5 Matthews Close, Romford, RM3 0DN

5 Matthews Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM3 0DN). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 429 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.

It hasn't traded since February 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 40 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 1998–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 53.2% above the 2008 sale of £158,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 42.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.