173a, North Street, Romford, RM1 1DT
About 173a
173a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM1 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good.
Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £268,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 67 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 30 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 192.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
173a has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 173a has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 23 years.
£268,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
28 July 2022Most recent
£268,000
+5.1%over 3 years22 February 2019
£255,000
+56.4%over 11 years31 May 2007
£163,000
+201.9%over 7 years4 October 1999
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM1 1DT: £230,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in RM1 1DT
Versus other North Street homes
On habitable rooms, 173a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £2,345
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Romford Bus Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB







