14 Blacksmiths Close, Romford, RM6 4XE

14 Blacksmiths Close is a detached house in Romford (RM6 4XE). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 46 m² this is the 45th smallest of 51 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–53 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 51 units on file.

At 46 m² the property is well over the postcode median (28 m² across 50 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in January 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 48.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode.