1 Birch Close, Romford, RM7 8ES

1 Birch Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 8ES). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 sits 70.8% above the 2014 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 43.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (December 2014). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 66 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 38 EPCs).