24 Blithbury Road, Dagenham, RM9 4PX

24 Blithbury Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Dagenham (RM9 4PX). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since November 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 sits 117.2% above the 2008 sale of £178,200. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 30.2% below the postcode norm.