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

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Messant Close

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

8 Messant Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Harold Wood, Romford, Romford (RM3 0WP). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 79 m² this is the 40th 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 (March 2013) shows a C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £292,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 48.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
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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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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 Messant Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Messant Close, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0WP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Messant Close 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 Messant Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£311,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£292,500

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 June 2021Most recent

    £292,500

    +69.6%over 7 years
  2. 12 September 2013

    £172,500

    +7.8%over 4 years
  3. 12 January 2009

    £160,000

    +131.9%over 11 years
  4. 12 December 1997

    £68,995

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

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Everything we know about 8 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
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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.

8 Messant Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,703

Street avg £3,678

On par

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 47 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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 road noise heatmap for RM3 0WP

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