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3 sales on record
About 8 Academy Square
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Academy Square is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM2 5UE). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. At 182 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (62–182 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -0.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 37.2% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold June 2019 for £440,000.
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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Academy Square's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Sept 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Academy Square, 1 Academy Fields Road, Romford, RM2 5UE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Academy Square has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Apr 2020RenovationHeritagePending
Addition of 2 non-load bearing internal partitions to separate mezzanine level from the rest of the open-plan flat-Listed Building Consent
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Academy Square's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.9% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2019)
£440,000
Growth on file: -0.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Academy Fields Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 8 Academy Square runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,418
Street avg £4,450
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 94 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
0.1 km
Fairholme Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM2 5UE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 62 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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