Laurel Dene, Stapleford Road, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1EJ

Laurel Dene is a three-bedroom detached house in Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, Romford (RM4 1EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since March 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £693,000 sits 197.4% above the 1999 sale of £233,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 28.1% below the postcode norm. At 109 m² it sits well below the postcode median (189 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.