Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started78a, Heath Park Road, Romford, RM2 5XA
3 sales on record
About 78a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
78a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM2 5XA). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 57 m² this is the 13th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–155 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£525/sq ft) was about 73.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £322,000.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
78a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2024)
£322,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Heath Park Road homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 78a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,649
Street avg £4,034
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 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
0.0 km
Witham Road / Romford — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM2 5XA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 64 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 78a, Heath Park Road, Romford, RM2 5XA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.