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About 42 Babington Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Babington Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hornchurch (RM12 4AR). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 is 17% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 22.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 108 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 22 EPCs). Sold January 2021 for £505,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- 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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.1 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£591,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2021)
£505,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Babington Road homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
42 Babington Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,676
Street avg £4,349
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM12 4AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 67 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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