5 Crucible Close, Romford, RM6 4PZ

5 Crucible Close is a mid-terrace house in Romford (RM6 4PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 sits 290.4% above the 2000 sale of £94,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 53.2% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it's 22% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 39 EPCs).