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Get started2 Rachael Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lambourne End, Romford, Romford (RM4 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Held since June 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £1,038,000 sits 109.7% above the 2005 sale of £495,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
2 Rachael Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
A recent planning application at 2 Rachael Cottages was refused — worth checking the council file.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed first floor office extension over existing garage and creation of first floor balcony to rear.
£1,038,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£495,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.8 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Rear of property
Rear infill extension.
10 June 2005Most recent
£495,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in RM4 1AT: £245,000 (2022–1997).
RM4 1EF
Field Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Chigwell Row Infant School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB
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