The Firs, Navestock Heath, Navestock, Romford, RM4 1HD
About The Firs
The Firs is a detached house in Navestock, Romford, Romford (RM4 1HD). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £905,000 is 37.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in December 2016.
Energy performance
The Firs's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has been extended more than once and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
The Firs has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at The Firs, Navestock Heath, Navestock, Romford, RM4 1HD
- Sept 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Two single storey extensions. Conversion of existing living room and adjoining store to provide a bedroom with en-suite shower room with new mono pitched roof over each.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00563/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2023Decision
- ExtensionOct 2017Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The Firs valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£905,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£660,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 2016Most recent
£660,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM4 1HD: £845,000 (2021–2010).
Nearby sales in RM4 1HD
Yew Tree Cottage, Navestock Heath, Navestock, Romford, RM4 1HD
Sold Oct 2021
£1,900,0002 Chase Cottages, Navestock Heath, Navestock, Romford, RM4 1HD
Sold Sept 2021
£845,000Heathview, Navestock Heath, Navestock, Romford, RM4 1HD
Sold May 2014
£470,0001 Chase Cottages, Navestock Heath, Navestock, Romford, RM4 1HD
Sold Apr 2014
£485,000The Plough, Navestock Heath, Navestock, Romford, RM4 1HD
Sold Jul 2010
£875,000
Versus other Navestock Heath homes
The Firs is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,815
Street avg £4,814
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 178 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 9.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
2.4 km
Snakes Hill — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







