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

18 Messant Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Harold Wood, Romford, Romford (RM3 0WP). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 43 m² this is the 13th 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 across 41 units on file.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in October 2003. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 sits 95.5% above the 2003 sale of £112,000.