5 Dorset Avenue, Romford, RM1 4LL
About 5 Dorset Avenue
5 Dorset Avenue is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM1 4LL). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 60.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £535,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
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Planning history
5 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£556,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£535,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 September 2022Most recent
£535,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM1 4LL: £452,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RM1 4LL
Versus other Dorset Avenue homes
On habitable rooms, 5 Dorset Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,735
Street avg £3,972
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 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