23 Dorset Avenue, Romford, RM1 4LL
About 23 Dorset Avenue
23 Dorset Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Romford (RM1 4LL). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £537,500 in February 2026. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 60% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 October 2035
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Planning history
1 application on record at 23 Dorset Avenue, Romford, RM1 4LL
- Jul 2013ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension 4m deep from the original rear wall of the dewlling house, with a maximum height of 4m and an eaves height of 2.9m.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- Y0009.13
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 23 Dorset Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£539,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£537,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 February 2026Most recent
£537,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM1 4LL: £495,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RM1 4LL
Versus other Dorset Avenue homes
On years held, 23 Dorset Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,799
Street avg £4,020
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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Crime
299/mo
Steady 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