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Get started4 Gordons Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, Romford (RM4 1ER). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.
Today's modelled estimate of £620,000 sits 76.4% above the 2014 sale of £351,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 48.8% below the postcode norm. At 112 m² it's 19.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 6 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2015.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 4 Gordons Cottages.
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part two and part single storey rear extension
£620,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£351,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
EPC Rating for 4 Gordons Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded to triple glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
Hot water efficiency decreased
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29 July 2014Most recent
£351,500
Median price across the last 3 sales in RM4 1ER: £515,000 (2025–2020).
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
RM4 1HD
Gordon Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB
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