What kind of home is 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX?

7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX?

7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX last sold for £288,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £50,000 in November 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX?

Across 5 sales between November 1995 and April 2022, 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX rose from £50,000 to £288,000, a change of £238,000. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX?

The current EPC rating for 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in December 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX?

7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (463 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RM3 0WX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX use?

The latest EPC at 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX?

7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX is in council tax band C.

Which area is 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX in?

7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX sits in Harold Wood, Romford, Romford. It falls within the RM3 postcode district in Greater London Authority.

Is 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX in a safe area?

Police records around 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX 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 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX?

The closest primary school to 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX is Ardleigh Green Junior School (835m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Redden Court School (946m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX?

The closest bus stop to 7 Ward Gardens, RM3 0WX is Lister Avenue, 60m away. The nearest rail option is Harold Wood Rail Station, 769m away.

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7 Ward Gardens, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0WX

5 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

43 m²

463 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 7 Ward Gardens

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

7 Ward Gardens is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Harold Wood, Romford, Romford (RM3 0WX). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£622/sq ft) was about 97.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it's 25.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last sale on file: £288,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Dec 2022

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Ward Gardens, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0WX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Ward Gardens 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.

Price for 7 Ward Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£299,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£288,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

28 April 2022Most recent
£288,000
+71.9%over 14 years
31 January 2008
£167,500
+26.4%over 4 years
4 September 2003
£132,500
+60.6%over 2 years
17 November 2000
£82,500
+65.0%over 5 years
17 November 1995
£50,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM3 0WX: £411,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in RM3 0WX

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On the street

Versus other Ward Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 7 Ward Gardens runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,698

Street avg £5,609

On par

Floor Area

43 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

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Comparables

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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

0.1 km

Lister Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Ardleigh Green Junior School. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.2dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for RM3 0WX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.7dB

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