5 St James Gardens, Little Heath, Romford, RM6 5RY

5 St James Gardens is a detached house in Little Heath, Romford, Romford (RM6 5RY). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1327 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £626,000 is 21.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 62.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.