Chase Lodge, Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1EJ

Chase Lodge is a two-bedroom detached house in Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, Romford (RM4 1EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 364 m² (around 3918 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in April 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 364 m² the property is well over the postcode median (170 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,525,000 sits 335.7% above the 1995 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 67.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.