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About 3 New Farm Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 New Farm Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Abridge, Romford, Romford (RM4 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Held since May 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £647,000 sits 397.7% above the 1997 sale of £129,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 76.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 New Farm Drive, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 New Farm Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2011ExtensionFullGrant Permission
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 New Farm Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£647,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£129,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other New Farm Drive homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 New Farm Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,000
Street avg £4,413
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM4 1BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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