57 Blacksmiths Close, Romford, RM6 4XE

57 Blacksmiths Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM6 4XE). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 53 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (25–53 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 51 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 53 m² the property is well over the postcode median (28 m² across 50 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold June 2022 for £256,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£449/sq ft) was about 134.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.