Lisa Court, Flat 1, Marlborough Road, Romford, RM7 8AP

Lisa Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 8AP). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Lisa Court (36–44 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 (42 versus a best of 70). The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 sits 92.6% above the 2002 sale of £94,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 17.6% below the postcode norm. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 72 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).