Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started31 Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 4XN
3 sales on record
About 31 Abbs Cross Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
31 Abbs Cross Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hornchurch (RM12 4XN). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 is 39.2% above the 2014 sale price. At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). On the market in October 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
31 Abbs Cross Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jun 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 31 Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 4XN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2021Loft ConversionOutlinePending
Certificate of Lawfulness for the conversion of roof space to habitable use to include a rear dormer, 3x front roof lights and conversion of roof from hip to gable end to include a new gable end window
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
31 Abbs Cross Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£458,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2014)
£329,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Abbs Cross Lane homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
31 Abbs Cross Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,357
Street avg £3,363
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.1 km
Abbs Cross Gardens — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM12 4XN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 66 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 31 Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 4XN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.