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2a, Chippenham Road, Romford, RM3 8EX

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM3 8EX). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft.

At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 is 20.9% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £350,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • LoftYes
  • ConservatoryYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • DrivewayYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2a, Chippenham Road, Romford, RM3 8EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 2a has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£423,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£350,000

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 February 2022Most recent

    £350,000

    +460.0%over 23 years

  2. 17 December 1998

    £62,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM3 8EX: £413,000 (2025–2021).

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Everything we know about 2a, in one report

What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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On the street

Versus other Chippenham Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 2a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,646

Street avg £6,026

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Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Romford district page.
Full Romford report

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

0.1 km

Myrtle Road / Chatteris Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Broadford Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM3 8EX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RM3 8EX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RM3 8EX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2a, Chippenham Road, Romford, RM3 8EX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.