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Get startedCobbs Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, Romford (RM4 1EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£577/sq ft) was about 142.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £590,000. At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (189 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
Cobbs Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2026
Replacement of flat roof of rear extension with crowned hip roof. External alterations to window positions and additional windows to flank elevation. New porch configuration.
£597,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 9 years.
£590,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 9 years.
Cobbs Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,211
Street avg £3,952
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 204 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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New tiled roof over flat roof.
17 January 2025Most recent
£590,000
+49.4%over 8 years9 May 2016
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM4 1EJ: £1,415,000 (2025–2024).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
RM4 1DP
The Nursery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB
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