16 Dryden Towers, Heaton Avenue, Romford, RM3 7HS
About 16 Dryden Towers
16 Dryden Towers is an end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM3 7HS). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2025) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. At 81 m² this is the 38th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 63–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (82 versus a worst of 59).
At 81 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 41 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
16 Dryden Towers ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
16 Dryden Towers has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 16 Dryden Towers
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
16 Dryden Towers has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM3 7HS: £170,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in RM3 7HS
42 Dryden Towers, Heaton Avenue, Romford, RM3 7HS
Sold Dec 2024
£181,00045 Dryden Towers, Heaton Avenue, Romford, RM3 7HS
Sold Jul 2024
£187,50025 Dryden Towers, Heaton Avenue, Romford, RM3 7HS
Sold Apr 2020
£116,00057 Dryden Towers, Heaton Avenue, Romford, RM3 7HS
Sold Feb 2020
£146,00036 Dryden Towers, Heaton Avenue, Romford, RM3 7HS
Sold Apr 2018
£170,000
Everything we know about 16 Dryden Towers, 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 Heaton Avenue homes
On epc rating, 16 Dryden Towers stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
82 (B)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 72 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.4 km
Hilldene Primary School. 29 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
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB