1 Aubrietia Close, Romford, RM3 0XG

1 Aubrietia Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM3 0XG). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in December 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £479,000 sits 327.7% above the 1997 sale of £112,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 59.2% below the postcode norm.