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Get startedHomestead Farm Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, Romford (RM4 1JL). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 820 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 is 18.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£512/sq ft) was about 22.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
Homestead Farm Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jun 2021
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£496,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 14 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 14 years.
Homestead Farm Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,512
Street avg £4,759
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 167 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

6 October 2017Most recent
£420,000
+29.6%over 5 years27 January 2012
£324,000
+11.7%over 5 years20 June 2006
£290,000
+65.7%over 3 years14 April 2003
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM4 1JL: £615,000 (2025–2024).
Horsford Oak Hill Road Stapleford Abbotts Romford
Sold Sept 2025
Wenduyne Oak Hill Road Stapleford Abbotts Romford
Sold Jan 2025
7 Abbotts Way Oak Hill Road Stapleford Abbotts Romford
Sold May 2024
Cotleigh Oak Hill Road Stapleford Abbotts Romford
Sold Jan 2024
9 Abbotts Way Oak Hill Road Stapleford Abbotts Romford
Sold Jan 2024
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Years Held
9 years
Street avg 4 years
RM4 1ES
Royal Oak — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB
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