What type of property is 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP?

15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP sell for?

15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP last sold for £462,500 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £89,500 in May 1995, so prices have been rising over 27 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP?

Across 2 sales between May 1995 and March 2022, 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP rose from £89,500 to £462,500, a change of £373,000. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP have?

The current EPC rating for 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in September 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP?

15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RM4 1DP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP heated?

The latest EPC at 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP?

15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP is in council tax band E.

Where is 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP located?

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

Is 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP in a safe area?

Police records around 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP 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.

Which schools serve 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP?

The closest primary school to 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP is Lambourne Primary School (91m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Debden Park High School (2.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP?

The closest bus stop to 15 Alderwood Drive, RM4 1DP is Field Close, 16m away. The nearest underground option is Debden Underground Station, 2.5km away.

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15 Alderwood Drive, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1DP

Notable views

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 15 Alderwood Drive

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

15 Alderwood Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Abridge, Romford, Romford (RM4 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£632/sq ft) was about 69.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £462,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageDetached
Notable viewsYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Alderwood Drive, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Alderwood Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

15 Alderwood Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£499,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£462,500

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

4 March 2022Most recent
£462,500
+416.8%over 26 years
25 May 1995
£89,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM4 1DP: £467,500 (2024–2015).

Nearby sales in RM4 1DP

On the street

Versus other Alderwood Drive homes

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

On habitable rooms, 15 Alderwood Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,801

Street avg £5,595

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Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 77 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

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Comparables

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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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 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 1DP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for RM4 1DP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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