What type of property is 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ?

18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ sell for?

18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ last sold for £155,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £59,000 in January 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between January 2000 and March 2021, 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ rose from £59,000 to £155,000, a change of £96,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ?

The current EPC rating for 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in October 2019. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ?

18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (474 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ?

18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ located?

18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ sits in Romford. It falls within the RM1 postcode district in Greater London Authority.

How safe is the area around 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ?

Police records around 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 27% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (165% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ?

The closest primary school to 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ is Gidea Park Primary School (633m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls (897m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ?

The closest bus stop to 18 Watermans, RM1 3QZ is Mercury Gardens, 319m away. The nearest rail option is Romford Rail Station, 625m away.

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18 Watermans, Junction Road, Romford, RM1 3QZ

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 1st

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

44 m²

474 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Watermans

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Watermans is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM1 3QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2019) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 44 m² this is the 18th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top.

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 23.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £155,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Watermans, Junction Road, Romford, RM1 3QZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Watermans 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

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

18 Watermans has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£148,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£155,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

11 March 2021Most recent
£155,000
+24.0%over 12 years
13 March 2008
£125,000
+111.9%over 8 years
14 January 2000
£59,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM1 3QZ: £138,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in RM1 3QZ

On the street

Versus other Watermans homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 18 Watermans runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,523

Street avg £3,277

Above

Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 49 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Above

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Area

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.

Full Romford report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Mercury Gardens — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Gidea Park Primary School. 32 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM1 3QZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RM1 3QZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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