What kind of home is 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL?

17 Field Close, RM4 1DL is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL?

17 Field Close, RM4 1DL last sold for £630,000 in August 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £450,000 in January 2017, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 2017 and August 2023, 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL rose from £450,000 to £630,000, a change of £180,000. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL is F with a score of 32 out of 100, lodged in August 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL?

17 Field Close, RM4 1DL has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft), around 16 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RM4 1DL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL use?

The latest EPC at 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL have?

17 Field Close, RM4 1DL has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in June 2017 under ref. EPF/0953/17. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL?

17 Field Close, RM4 1DL is in council tax band E.

Which area is 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL in?

17 Field Close, RM4 1DL sits in Abridge, Romford, Romford. It falls within the RM4 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL?

Police records around 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL 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 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL?

The closest primary school to 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL is Lambourne Primary School (120m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Debden Park High School (2.1km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL?

The closest bus stop to 17 Field Close, RM4 1DL is Field Close, 51m away. The nearest underground option is Debden Underground Station, 2.5km away.

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17 Field Close, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1DL

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 32

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Field Close

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

17 Field Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Abridge, Romford, Romford (RM4 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump.

At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 11 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £720,000 is 14.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£900/sq ft) was about 183.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2023 for £630,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageIntegral

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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.

17 Field Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F32

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Field Close, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 17 Field Close, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1DL

1decisions1extensions2documents2nearby

Jun 2017
Loft ConversionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Loft conversion with hips to gables, front and rear dormers, roof lights, single storey side and rear extension and a pitched roof to flat-roofed garage.
Extension
Documents
2 docs on file
Reference
EPF/0953/17
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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.

Latest sale on 17 Field Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£720,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£630,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

24 August 2023Most recent
£630,000
+40.0%over 6 years
26 January 2017
£450,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM4 1DL: £450,000 (2023–2018).

Nearby sales in RM4 1DL

On the street

Versus other Field Close homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Field Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£9,692

Street avg £4,400

Strongly above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 5.0 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

0.1 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 1DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RM4 1DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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