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About 26 Alderwood Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Alderwood Drive is a semi-detached house in Abridge, Romford, Romford (RM4 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 sits 64.6% above the 2014 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
26 Alderwood Drive 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
26 Alderwood Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2014)
£280,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Alderwood Drive homes
Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 26 Alderwood Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,091
Street avg £4,554
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.1 km
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· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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