30 Chippenham Road, Romford, RM3 8EX

30 Chippenham Road is a semi-detached house in Romford (RM3 8EX). It has a recorded floor area of 14 m² (around 151 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 14 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (14–105 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (80 versus a worst of 48). The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 is 36.1% below the 2023 sale of £413,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,741/sq ft) was about 971.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 14 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £413,000 in June 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.