10 Christopher Gardens, Dagenham, RM9 5YB

10 Christopher Gardens is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Dagenham (RM9 5YB). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–83 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 13 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. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 is 19.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 66.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £181,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.