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3 sales on record
About 188a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
188a is a mid-terrace house in Romford (RM2 5HA). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2022 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. At 49 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–125 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 is 12.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£758/sq ft) was about 137.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. At 49 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 10 EPCs). Last sale on file: £400,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 188a, Main Road, Romford, RM2 5HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jun 2016SubdivisionFullApprv with Agreement
Conversion of existing flat to form 2no. one-bedroom self contained flats with internal alterations and the addition of an external staircase.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
188a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2021)
£400,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Main Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
188a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,163
Street avg £3,503
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Balgores Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM2 5HA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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