39 Foxglove Road, Rush Green, Romford, RM7 0YW

39 Foxglove Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rush Green, Romford, Romford (RM7 0YW). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 54 m² this is the 10th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–114 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since April 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 sits 71.3% above the 2005 sale of £150,000. At 54 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 26 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).