25 Chaucer Road, Romford, RM3 7ES
About 25 Chaucer Road
25 Chaucer Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM3 7ES). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£506/sq ft) was about 47.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £365,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
25 Chaucer Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
25 Chaucer Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 25 Chaucer Road
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
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 25 Chaucer Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£399,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 26 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
16 September 2021Most recent
£365,000
+32.7%over 5 years26 January 2016
£275,000
+57.1%over 4 years22 June 2011
£175,000
+56.3%over 8 years26 September 2002
£112,000
+82.1%over 4 years28 September 1997
£61,500
+10.8%over 1 year30 January 1996
£55,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM3 7ES: £332,500 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 25 Chaucer Road, 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
Versus other Chaucer Road homes
EPC Rating for 25 Chaucer Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,448
Street avg £4,150
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Heaton Avenue / Heaton Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hilldene Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB