17 Bridgwater Road, Romford, RM3 7UB
About 17 Bridgwater Road
17 Bridgwater Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM3 7UB). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 102 m² it's 21.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 38 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 sits 108.9% above the 2012 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 48.5% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in December 2012.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
17 Bridgwater 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Bridgwater Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
£376,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 December 2012Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM3 7UB: £402,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in RM3 7UB
Everything we know about 17 Bridgwater 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 Bridgwater Road homes
17 Bridgwater Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,765
Street avg £3,918
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
Hilldene Avenue / Chatteris Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Ursula's Catholic Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB