48 Blandford Close, Romford, RM7 8BP

48 Blandford Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM7 8BP). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. At 71 m² this is the 38th smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 44 units on file.

At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in December 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 is 14.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 43% above the typical sold price in the postcode.