14 Darcy Gardens, Dagenham, RM9 6BS

14 Darcy Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Dagenham (RM9 6BS). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

It hasn't traded since July 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £370,000 sits 174.1% above the 2003 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 34% below the postcode norm.