2a, Gloucester Road, Romford, RM1 1QJ
About 2a
2a is a semi-detached house in Romford (RM1 1QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) 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 December 2017. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 is 18.8% below the 2019 sale of £670,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£502/sq ft) was about 97.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold August 2019 for £670,000.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2a 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
Latest sale on 2a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£544,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 15 years.
£670,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
5 August 2019Most recent
£670,000
+152.8%over 14 years12 November 2004
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM1 1QJ: £412,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in RM1 1QJ
Versus other Gloucester Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 2a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,403
Street avg £3,336
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Thurloe Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Concordia Academy. 39 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB