1 Dorset Avenue, Romford, RM1 4LL
About 1 Dorset Avenue
1 Dorset Avenue is a semi-detached house in Romford (RM1 4LL). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £638,000 sits 211.2% above the 2001 sale of £205,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 62.1% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Dorset Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Dorset Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
£638,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.7% per year over 6 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 14.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
8 August 2001Most recent
£205,000
+135.6%over 6 years4 May 1995
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM1 4LL: £495,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RM1 4LL
Versus other Dorset Avenue homes
Floor Area for 1 Dorset Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,242
Street avg £4,205
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Romford Bus Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB