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About 26 Balgores Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Balgores Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Romford (RM2 5JT). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 0.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £592,000 sits 69.1% above the 2012 sale of £350,000. At 105 m² it sits well below the postcode median (194 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in July 2012.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 26 Balgores Lane, Romford, RM2 5JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
26 Balgores Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2014ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First Floor Rear Extension
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£592,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2012)
£350,000
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Balgores Lane homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 26 Balgores Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £3,467
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 183 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
Balgores Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM2 5JT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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