7 Baron Court, Oak Road, Romford, RM3 0PE

7 Baron Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM3 0PE). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 34 m² this is the 7th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–35 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 75). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£492/sq ft) was about 178.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.