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Get started81 Carlton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM2 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in October 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £489,000 sits 201.9% above the 2002 sale of £162,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 30.8% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² it's 25.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 21 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
81 Carlton Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£489,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£162,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Price per m² for 81 Carlton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,314
Street avg £4,701
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Fairholme Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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7 October 2002Most recent
£162,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM2 5AU: £539,000 (2025–2022).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
RM2 5BF
Closest school
0.5 km
Gidea Park Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB
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