465 Whalebone Lane North, Romford, RM6 6RB

465 Whalebone Lane North is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM6 6RB). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

It hasn't traded since June 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £518,000 sits 581.6% above the 1996 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 81.4% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused.