4 Mansted Gardens, Romford, RM6 4ED

4 Mansted Gardens is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM6 4ED). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 5 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £482,000 sits 78.6% above the 2010 sale of £269,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 19 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.