What type of property is 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP?

23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP sell for?

23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP last sold for £206,000 in January 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £79,000 in September 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between September 2001 and January 2020, 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP rose from £79,000 to £206,000, a change of £127,000. That works out to roughly +5.4% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP?

The current EPC rating for 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in May 2017. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP?

23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP?

23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP is in council tax band C.

Where is 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP located?

23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP sits in Harold Wood, Romford, Romford. It falls within the RM3 postcode district in Greater London Authority.

Is 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP 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.

Which schools serve 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP?

The closest primary school to 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP is Ardleigh Green Junior School (450m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Redden Court School (784m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP?

The closest bus stop to 23 Messant Close, RM3 0WP is Southend Arterial Road, 271m away. The nearest rail option is Harold Wood Rail Station, 924m away.

Calculators

Featured

UK House Price Map

30 years of UK sold prices mapped by postcode district.

Postcode-level detail
Compare areas side by side

Open the map

23 Messant Close, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0WP

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor Ground

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Messant Close

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

23 Messant Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Harold Wood, Romford, Romford (RM3 0WP). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 46 m² this is the 22nd smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 81.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2020 for £206,000.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 23 Messant Close

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Messant Close, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0WP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Messant Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 23 Messant Close

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

£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

23 Messant Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£223,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2020)

£206,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

28 January 2020Most recent
£206,000
-2.8%over 2 years
22 November 2017
£212,000
+168.4%over 16 years
27 September 2001
£79,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM3 0WP: £216,500 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in RM3 0WP

Before you offer

Everything we know about 23 Messant Close, 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

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

On the street

Versus other Messant Close homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Messant Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,478

Street avg £3,656

Above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 48 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Above

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£199k

1 Baron Court, Oak Road

RM3 0PE

1 bed1 bath

£350k

1 Bartholomew Drive, Harold Wood

RM3 0WB

1 bed1 bath

£273k

1 Avenue Close

RM3 0SX

2 bed

£316k

1 Arundel Road

RM3 0RX

2 bed1 bath

£416k

1 Camellia Close

RM3 0XW

2 bed1 bath

£350k

1 Archibald Road

RM3 0RD

3 bed

£459k

1 Bennison Drive, Harold Wood

RM3 0WJ

3 bed

£195k

1 Beehive Court, Arundel Road

RM3 0RS

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

0.3 km

Southend Arterial Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Ardleigh Green Junior School. 29 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 0WP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RM3 0WP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.7dB

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 23 Messant Close, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0WP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.