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

19 Messant Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Harold Wood, Romford, Romford (RM3 0WP). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. At 39 m² this is the 5th 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. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), 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 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 sits 68.8% above the 2013 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 29.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (November 2013).