Cobbs Cottage, Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1EJ

Cobbs Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, Romford (RM4 1EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £590,000. At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (189 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£577/sq ft) was about 142.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.