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About 56 Hoe Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
56 Hoe Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Abridge, Romford, Romford (RM4 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,207,000 is 15% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£557/sq ft) was about 133.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 175 m² it sits well below the postcode median (267 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £1,050,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
56 Hoe Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 56 Hoe Lane, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullApprove with Conditions
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Single storey rear extension, Part first floor rear extension, Two storey front extension, Room within roof with dormers to front and rear elevations.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
56 Hoe Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,207,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2021)
£1,050,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Hoe Lane homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
56 Hoe Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£6,000
Street avg £3,386
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 319 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM4 1AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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