15 Messant Close, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0WP

15 Messant Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Harold Wood, Romford, Romford (RM3 0WP). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 40 m² this is the 7th smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 sits 171.3% above the 2001 sale of £79,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 19.6% below the postcode norm.