5 Bosworth Crescent, Romford, RM3 8JZ
About 5 Bosworth Crescent
5 Bosworth Crescent is a semi-detached house in Romford (RM3 8JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 sits 120.6% above the 2004 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 25.2% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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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
5 Bosworth Crescent 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed rear extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- P1574.17
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Bosworth Crescent
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
5 Bosworth Crescent valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£160,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 January 2004Most recent
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM3 8JZ: £365,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in RM3 8JZ
Everything we know about 5 Bosworth Crescent, 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 Bosworth Crescent homes
EPC Rating for 5 Bosworth Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,105
Street avg £5,488
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
0.1 km
Chatteris Avenue / Chippenham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Ursula's Catholic 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB