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Get started1 Carnforth Gardens is a semi-detached house in Hornchurch (RM12 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 78.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold December 2023 for £490,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 2.90m, and an eaves height of 2.90m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
1 Carnforth Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£482,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On years held, 1 Carnforth Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,632
Street avg £4,272
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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
Ambleside Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer, roof lights to front and new porch
20 December 2023Most recent
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM12 5DJ: £475,000 (2025–2022).
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Closest school
0.5 km
Elm Park Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB
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