257 Mawney Road, Romford, RM7 8DS

257 Mawney Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 8DS). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in November 2007. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 sits 71.5% above the 2007 sale of £158,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 46.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.