18 Crabtree Avenue, Romford, RM6 5EX

18 Crabtree Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM6 5EX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 891 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £382,000 sits 106.5% above the 2011 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 34.8% below the postcode norm.