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About 5 Dorset Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Heating system
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£556,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£535,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Dorset Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Romford Bus Garage — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM1 4LL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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