4 The Drive, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0DU
About 4 The Drive
4 The Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Harold Wood, Romford, Romford (RM3 0DU). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£697/sq ft) was about 114.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold October 2022 for £750,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 4 The Drive
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2025Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part single, part two storey side/rear extension and loft conversion to include the conversion of roof from hip-to-gable end, a rear dormer with Juliet balcony and front and rear roof lights (Retrospective)
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P0415.25
- Jan 2025Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) with respect to a rear dormer with Juliette balcony and front roof lights and hipped roof to gabled end roof.
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- E0050.24
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 4 The Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£785,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 October 2022Most recent
£750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM3 0DU: £635,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in RM3 0DU
41 The Drive, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0DU
Sold Nov 2024
£680,00021 The Drive, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0DU
Sold Sept 2023
£589,00010 The Drive, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0DU
Sold Jun 2023
£600,00020 The Drive, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0DU
Sold Dec 2022
£635,0008 The Drive, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0DU
Sold Aug 2022
£815,000
Everything we know about 4 The Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other The Drive homes
Price per m² for 4 The Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,500
Street avg £4,535
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wessex Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Harold Court Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB