1 Grantham Court, Grantham Gardens, Romford, RM6 6HL

1 Grantham Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Romford (RM6 6HL). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 57 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 1 Grantham Court (57–74 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 32.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 33.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2018. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015).