1 Gilbert Road, Romford, RM1 3BX
About 1 Gilbert Road
1 Gilbert Road is a detached house in Romford (RM1 3BX). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£566/sq ft) was about 86.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £585,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Gilbert Road, Romford, RM1 3BX
1 live now- Jul 2025Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer, front roof lights, Juliet balcony, and removal of chimney stack.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P0709.25
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Sales history & valuation
1 Gilbert Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£626,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 17 years.
£585,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2024Most recent
£585,000
+58.1%over 17 years9 August 2007
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM1 3BX: £522,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Gilbert Road homes
Price per m² for 1 Gilbert Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,094
Street avg £4,527
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.2 km
Romford Police Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Gidea Park Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB