10 Denny Gardens, Dagenham, RM9 4DD

10 Denny Gardens is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Dagenham (RM9 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–139 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 18 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since December 1997 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 sits 549.2% above the 1997 sale of £30,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 74.1% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 17 EPCs).