7 Towneley Cottages, Tysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JP
About 7 Towneley Cottages
7 Towneley Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, Romford (RM4 1JP). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 77 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£525/sq ft) was about 76.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2023 for £435,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A a conservatory application was refused at 7 Towneley Cottages in 2024.
2 applications on record at 7 Towneley Cottages, Tysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JP
- Mar 2024ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of existing side conservatory, infill to replace conservatory, and 1.9m full-width rear extension with partial width first-floor rear extension.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/0048/24
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryAug 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£435,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 October 2023Most recent
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM4 1JP: £400,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in RM4 1JP
Standish House, Tysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JP
Sold Jun 2024
£400,0003 Towneley Cottages, Tysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JP
Sold Mar 2023
£380,100Colyton, Tysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JP
Sold Nov 2022
£700,0009 Towneley Cottages, Tysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JP
Sold Sept 2022
£510,000Woodville, Flat 4, Tysea Hill, Stapleford Abbotts, Romford, RM4 1JP
Sold Feb 2022
£252,000
Versus other Tysea Hill homes
Price per m² for 7 Towneley Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,649
Street avg £3,668
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.2 km
Tysea Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB







