Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Cutlers Forge Cottage, Tawney Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1EE
Listed building4 planning records
Estimated value
£565,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£510,000)+11%
- Against RM4 1EE's recent median (£692,500)-18%
Newest record on this page: June 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 21
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£565,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£510,000)+11%
- Against RM4 1EE's recent median (£692,500)-18%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Cutlers Forge Cottage is modelled from its 123 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RM4 1EE. 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
123 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in RM4 1EE
5 sales, median £692,500 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 4 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
1 November 2021Most recent
£510,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM4 1EE: £692,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RM4 1EE
Larksview, Tawney Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1EE
Sold Jun 2024
£1,050,0003 Cutlers Mews, Tawney Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1EE
Sold Feb 2024
£665,0002 Cutlers Mews, Tawney Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1EE
Sold Mar 2022
£692,5001 Brickfield House, Tawney Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1EE
Sold Nov 2021
£1,320,0001 Cutlers Mews, Tawney Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1EE
Sold Jun 2021
£585,000
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- 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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About Cutlers Forge Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Cutlers Forge Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Stapleford Tawney, Romford, Romford (RM4 1EE). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 123 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (153 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 is 10.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 20.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £510,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- StudyYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Listed buildingYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Cutlers Forge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F21
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 October 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Oct 2021from Apr 2011
EPC improved fromG20toF21
Hot Water
AveragePoor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Cutlers Forge Cottage, Tawney Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 applications on record at Cutlers Forge Cottage, Tawney Lane, Stapleford Tawney, Romford, RM4 1EE
4decisions1extensions39documents2nearby
- Jul 2009FullOutcome in report
Erection of a new gate and fence.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/0965/09
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2022Decision
- ConditionsFeb 2021Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Versus other Tawney Lane homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Cutlers Forge Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,146
Street avg £5,840
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 187 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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.
Crime
33/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Passingford Bridge — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Stapleford Abbotts Primary AcademyPrimary2.1km
Nearest stops
- Passingford BridgeBus stop397m
- Passingford Bridge RdbtBus stop621m
- Little ArnoldsBus stop914m
- The RabbitsBus stop1.3km
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM4 1EE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
61.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
55.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached BungalowEPC FPre-1919 buildListed buildingNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Cutlers Forge Cottage is modelled from its 123 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RM4 1EE. 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 Cutlers Forge Cottage. 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 Cutlers Forge Cottage was lodged in October 2021 at band F and is valid until October 2031. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Cutlers Forge Cottage. 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 1 school and 11 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RM4 1EE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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