24 Blacksmiths Close, Romford, RM6 4XE

24 Blacksmiths Close is an end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM6 4XE). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity. At 39 m² this is the 34th 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.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 39 m² the property is well over the postcode median (28 m² across 50 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 sits 54.3% above the 2007 sale of £127,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 57.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.