19 Elm Road, Romford, RM7 8HH

19 Elm Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Romford (RM7 8HH). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2011–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 sits 58.3% above the 2014 sale of £297,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 30.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. At 68 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 34 EPCs).