What kind of home is 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU?

8 The Drive, RM3 0DU is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU sell for?

8 The Drive, RM3 0DU last sold for £815,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £132,000 in April 1998, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU?

Across 2 sales between April 1998 and August 2022, 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU rose from £132,000 to £815,000, a change of £683,000. That works out to roughly +7.8% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU have?

The current EPC rating for 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU?

8 The Drive, RM3 0DU has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (1,927 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 75% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RM3 0DU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU use?

The latest EPC at 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU?

8 The Drive, RM3 0DU is in council tax band E.

Which area is 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU in?

8 The Drive, RM3 0DU sits in Harold Wood, Romford, Romford. It falls within the RM3 postcode district.

Is 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU in a safe area?

Police records around 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (550% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU?

The closest primary school to 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU is Harold Court Primary School (883m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Redden Court School (885m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU?

The closest bus stop to 8 The Drive, RM3 0DU is Wessex Lane, 122m away. The nearest rail option is Harold Wood Rail Station, 266m away.

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8 The Drive, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0DU

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

179 m²

1927 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 The Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 The Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Harold Wood, Romford, Romford (RM3 0DU). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 25.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £815,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 The Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 The Drive, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 The Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 The Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£790,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£815,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

18 August 2022Most recent
£815,000
+517.4%over 24 years
30 April 1998
£132,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM3 0DU: £635,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in RM3 0DU

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On the street

Versus other The Drive homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 The Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,553

Street avg £4,708

On par

Floor Area

179 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RM3 0DU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

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