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EPC B
About Highlands Apartments
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Highlands Apartments is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM2 5EH). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Highlands Apartments (51–70 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2012) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since October 2008. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -2.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 is 16.4% above the 2014 sale price. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in July 2014. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 51 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 24 EPCs).
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
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Highlands Apartments's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 May 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Highlands Apartments, 9, 59 Main Road, Romford, RM2 5EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at Highlands Apartments is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2025Tree WorksTreesPending
G1 Elder - Remove deadwood. G3 Mixed Species - crown reduce the cherry plum by 3m, T010 Common Beech - crown reduce canopy by 1.5m, T020 Cherry Plum - remove deadwood, T022 Cherry Plum - sub lateral reduction by 1m, T023 Honey Locust - create access to trunk and reinspect, remove epicormic growth, crown reduce by 2.5, to previous points to manage included stems, monitor annually. T024 Robinia - remove deadwood, monitor to lean, crown reduce beyond previous points by 1m summer photo required to assess physiology, remove the ivy and re inspect. T025 Sycamore - remove the deadwood and monitor for sooty bark.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.2% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2014)
£250,000
Growth on file: -2.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Main Road homes
Four headline reads against 33 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Highlands Apartments outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,902
Street avg £5,066
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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 Romford district page.
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
Repton Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM2 5EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 63 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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