14 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BD

14 Essex Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM7 8BD). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 97 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 28 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £509,000 is 11.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £455,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.