36 Grove Road, Romford, RM6 4AQ

36 Grove Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM6 4AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since May 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for subdivision is awaiting a decision. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £526,000 sits 192.2% above the 2006 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 57.8% below the postcode norm.