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17 Alderwood Drive, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1DJ

1 planning record

Estimated value

£592,000

  • Since the 2010 sale (£315,000)+88%
  • Against RM4 1DJ's recent median (£525,000)+13%

Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
62 m²
671 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£592,000

  • Against its 2010 sale (£315,000)+88%
  • Against RM4 1DJ's recent median (£525,000)+13%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Alderwood Drive is modelled from its 62 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RM4 1DJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    62 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2010

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2010

  • Recent sales in RM4 1DJ

    5 sales, median £525,000 (2025–2023)

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SalesLatest sale shown: January 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Alderwood Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 August 2010Most recent

    £315,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM4 1DJ: £525,000 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 17 Alderwood Drive, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1DJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 17 Alderwood Drive

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

17 Alderwood Drive is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Abridge, Romford, Romford (RM4 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 671 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £592,000 sits 87.9% above the 2010 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 30.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • DrivewayYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Alderwood Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jun 2020

Current Certificate
Jun 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 27 June 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Alderwood Drive, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 17 Alderwood Drive, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1DJ

1decisions1extensions3documents2nearby
  1. Oct 2010
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey rear extension.

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    EPF/1773/10
    Full record in report

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On the street

Versus other Alderwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 17 Alderwood Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,055

Street avg £4,556

Above

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Above
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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

33/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Field Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Lambourne Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Lambourne Primary SchoolPrimary229m
  • Debden Park High SchoolSecondary2.3km
  • Thomas Willingale Primary School and NurseryPrimary2.5km
  • St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km

Nearest stops

  • Field CloseBus stop149m
  • Fir TreesBus stop159m
  • The Blue BoarBus stop324m
  • Roding HallBus stop333m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences163 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour47 reports11%
  • Vehicle Crime45 reports10%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson41 reports10%

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A Local Area 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 RM4 1DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RM4 1DJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RM4 1DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 17 Alderwood Drive is modelled from its 62 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RM4 1DJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 17 Alderwood Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Alderwood Drive was lodged in June 2010 at band E and expired in June 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 17 Alderwood Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 7 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RM4 1DJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
17 Alderwood Drive is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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