12 Whitmore Avenue, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0WY

12 Whitmore Avenue is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Harold Wood, Romford, Romford (RM3 0WY). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£708/sq ft) was about 134% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £320,000.