1a, Hainault Gore, Romford, RM6 6RR

1a is a four-bedroom detached house in Romford (RM6 6RR). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2019 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) returns an A (score 97), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony.

It hasn't traded since September 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £665,000 sits 169.2% above the 2004 sale of £247,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 31.2% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused.