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Get started82a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM2 5BX). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since February 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -20.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £576,000 sits 74.5% above the 2009 sale of £330,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 23.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 86 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 13 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
82a has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 3.5 metres from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, max height of 3 metres and the eaves height of 2.9 metres.
82a changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£576,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -20.5% per year over 1 year.
£330,000
Growth on file: -20.5% per year over 1 year.
On habitable rooms, 82a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,837
Street avg £4,902
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Fairholme Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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13 February 2009Most recent
£330,000
-20.5%over 11 months14 March 2008
£415,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM2 5BX: £610,000 (2025–2019).
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
RM2 5SP
Closest school
0.4 km
Gidea Park Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB
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