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About 1 Farnes Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Farnes Drive is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM2 6NS). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 41% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £600,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Farnes Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.6 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.
Latest sale on 1 Farnes Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£656,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£600,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Farnes Drive homes
Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Farnes Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,593
Street avg £3,937
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Upper Brentwood Rd/Gallows Cnr — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM2 6NS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 61 points of interest in total.
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