9 Barnstaple Road, Romford, RM3 7SS
About 9 Barnstaple Road
9 Barnstaple Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM3 7SS). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 96 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2015–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£469/sq ft) was about 118.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £485,000 in February 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
9 Barnstaple Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Dec 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
PROPOSED DOUBLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P1510.18
- Mar 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension (revised application ref P1885.17).
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P0148.18
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 9 Barnstaple 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
Latest sale on 9 Barnstaple Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 9 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
16 February 2024Most recent
£485,000
+94.0%over 9 years23 January 2015
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM3 7SS: £347,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in RM3 7SS
Everything we know about 9 Barnstaple 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 Barnstaple Road homes
On years held, 9 Barnstaple Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,052
Street avg £3,275
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
Dorking Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Drapers' Brookside Junior School. 16 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
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB