3 Chaucer Road, Romford, RM3 7ES
About 3 Chaucer Road
3 Chaucer Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM3 7ES). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
9 years since the last transfer (April 2017). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 29.6% above the 2017 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Jun 2021Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness for conversion of roof space to habitable use to include a rear dormer.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- D0240.21
- Apr 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension (Updated)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P0038.21
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 13 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2017Most recent
£280,000
+79.5%over 10 years31 August 2006
£156,000
+13.0%over 2 years31 October 2003
£138,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM3 7ES: £355,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 3 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
3 Chaucer Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £4,311
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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