3 Howe Close, Romford, RM7 8JL

3 Howe Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 8JL). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 sits 54.3% above the 2015 sale of £317,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 20.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2015. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.