6a, Kingsmill Gardens, Dagenham, RM9 5EJ

6a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Dagenham (RM9 5EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 124.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2023 for £210,000.