17 Elstow Gardens, Dagenham, RM9 6BA

17 Elstow Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Dagenham (RM9 6BA). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 sits 109.2% above the 2010 sale of £162,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 22% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 83 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 13 EPCs).