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Get started3 Towneley Cottages is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, Romford (RM4 1JP). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in January 2022 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £680,000 sits 78.9% above the 2023 sale of £380,100. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £380,100 in March 2023.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing rear ground floor partial width projection and erection of two storeys rear extension within the footprint of the existing dwelling. Additional partial width 1.2m rear infill extension.
3 Towneley Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£680,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,100
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
3 Towneley Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,141
Street avg £3,982
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Roof insulation improved
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Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed loft conversions with erection of rear dormer and front rooflight.
31 March 2023Most recent
£380,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM4 1JP: £435,000 (2024–2022).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
RM4 1PU
Tysea Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB
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