2 Back Lane, Romford, RM6 4BP

2 Back Lane is a semi-detached house in Romford (RM6 4BP). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump.

At 53 m² the property is well over the postcode median (21 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 sits 77.3% above the 2018 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 30.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.