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Get started8 Kings Grove is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM1 2SU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 87 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (59–87 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 12 units on file. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in January 2005. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 sits 84.9% above the 2005 sale of £159,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 37.5% below the postcode norm. At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 11 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.
8 Kings Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2026
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.9% per year over 7 years.
£159,000
Growth on file: 14.9% per year over 7 years.
8 Kings Grove is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,828
Street avg £3,735
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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
Manor Road Romford — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

31 January 2005Most recent
£159,000
+178.9%over 7 years5 September 1997
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM1 2SU: £275,000 (2021–2013).
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
RM1 2AF
Closest school
0.5 km
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls. 31 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB
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