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

5 Messant Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Harold Wood, Romford, Romford (RM3 0WP). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. At 61 m² this is the 36th 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.

Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 61 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 sits 74.7% above the 2005 sale of £150,000.