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About 8 Alexandra Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Alexandra Road is a semi-detached house in Romford (RM1 2DL). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 119.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £475,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Alexandra Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Alexandra Road, Romford, RM1 2DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2018ExtensionOutlinePending
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6.0 metres, a maximum height of 3.5 metres, and an eaves height of 3.0 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 8 Alexandra Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2022)
£475,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Alexandra Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Alexandra Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,358
Street avg £2,956
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Romford district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Romford Station — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM1 2DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 67 points of interest in total.
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