What kind of home is 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ?

32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ last change hands?

32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ last sold for £93,000 in September 1996, around 30 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ have?

The current EPC rating for 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ?

32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,055 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RM4 1DJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ use?

The latest EPC at 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ had any planning applications?

32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ has 1 planning record on file (1 refused), most recent in November 2018. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ?

32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ is in council tax band E.

Which area is 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ in?

32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ sits in Abridge, Romford, Romford. It falls within the RM4 postcode district in Essex.

Is 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ in a safe area?

Police records around 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ?

The closest primary school to 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ is Lambourne Primary School (229m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Debden Park High School (2.3km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ?

The closest bus stop to 32 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DJ is Field Close, 149m away. The nearest underground option is Debden Underground Station, 2.6km away.

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32 Alderwood Drive, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1DJ

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

98 m²

1055 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 32 Alderwood Drive

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

32 Alderwood Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Abridge, Romford, Romford (RM4 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in September 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 sits 487.1% above the 1996 sale of £93,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 76.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

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

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 32 Alderwood Drive, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 32 Alderwood Drive, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1DJ

1decisions14documents2nearby

Nov 2018
OutbuildingFull
Outcome in report
Single storey outbuilding in rear garden for ancillary use to the main dwelling (use as a 'granny annexe')
Documents
14 docs on file
Reference
EPF/2715/18
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

32 Alderwood Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£546,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1996)

£93,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

5 September 1996Most recent
£93,000

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

Nearby sales in RM4 1DJ

On the street

Versus other Alderwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 32 Alderwood Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£949

Street avg £4,708

Strongly below

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Romford report

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

Field Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Lambourne Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

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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· 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

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