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38 Avenue Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0SU

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
135 m²
1453 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 38 Avenue Road

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

38 Avenue Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Harold Wood, Romford, Romford (RM3 0SU). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £460,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

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
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff street
Energy

Energy performance

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

The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Avenue Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0SU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2023
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Installation of vehicle crossover to front

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    P0121.23
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£500,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£460,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 February 2022Most recent

    £460,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM3 0SU: £485,000 (2024–2022).

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
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On the street

Versus other Avenue Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 38 Avenue Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,407

Street avg £4,295

Below

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£514k

1 Blakeborough Drive, Harold Wood

RM3 0WS

3 bed2 bath
£520k

1 Chelsworth Close

RM3 0ET

3 bed
£521k

1 Ashflower Drive

RM3 0FL

3 bed
£479k

1 Aubrietia Close

RM3 0XG

3 bed2 bath
£523k

1 Cavell Crescent, Harold Wood

RM3 0WL

3 bed1 bath
£542k

1 Cane Hill, Harold Wood

RM3 0WH

3 bed2 bath
£459k

1 Bennison Drive, Harold Wood

RM3 0WJ

3 bed
£350k

1 Archibald Road

RM3 0RD

3 bed
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.
Full Romford report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Harold Wood Library — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Harold Court Primary School. 18 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM3 0SU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RM3 0SU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RM3 0SU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 38 Avenue Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0SU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.