395 Whalebone Lane North, Romford, RM6 6RH

395 Whalebone Lane North is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM6 6RH). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £734,000 is 25.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017).