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About 162 Albany Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
162 Albany Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hornchurch (RM12 4AB). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £671,000 is 22% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£763/sq ft) was about 156.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 27 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold April 2021 for £550,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Dec 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 162 Albany Road, Hornchurch, RM12 4AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jun 2016ExtensionFullPending
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and rear dormer
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 162 Albany Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£671,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2021)
£550,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Albany Road homes
Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 162 Albany Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,209
Street avg £4,139
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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 Hornchurch district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Laburnum Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM12 4AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 69 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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