Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
9a is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM1 3DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£563/sq ft) was about 76.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £715,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 May 2032
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9a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Price for 9a has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£716,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 25 years.
£715,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 25 years.
12 December 2022Most recent
£715,000
+364.3%over 25 years31 October 1997
£154,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM1 3DJ: £670,000 (2025–2023).
On price per m², 9a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,059
Street avg £4,603
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
299/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Pettits Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gidea Park Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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