1 Oakdene, Gubbins Lane, Romford, RM3 0FB

1 Oakdene is a two-bedroom detached house in Romford (RM3 0FB). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Held since July 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 35 m² it's 27.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 sits 65.2% above the 2006 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 38.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.