20a, Norfolk Road, Romford, RM7 9DL

20a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 9DL). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 55 m² this is the 4th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–145 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 35 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 34 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. Across 2015–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 is 11.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in December 2017.