Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Liberty Cottages, North Road, Havering Atte Bower, Romford, RM4 1QA
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Liberty Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Liberty Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Havering-Atte-Bower, Romford, Romford (RM4 1QA). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 97 m² it's 26.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in March 2014. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £440,000 is 43.1% above the 2014 sale price.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Oct 2023
Current Certificate
Oct 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 October 2023
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Liberty Cottages, North Road, Havering Atte Bower, Romford, RM4 1QA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Liberty Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 5 Liberty Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£440,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2014)
£307,500
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2014Most recent
£307,500
+345.7%over 18 years18 May 1995
£69,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM4 1QA: £517,500 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in RM4 1QA
7 Liberty Cottages, North Road, Havering Atte Bower, Romford, RM4 1QA
Sold Jul 2025
£420,000Katula, North Road, Havering Atte Bower, Romford, RM4 1QA
Sold Apr 2020
£875,0002 Liberty Cottages, North Road, Havering Atte Bower, Romford, RM4 1QA
Sold Aug 2019
£365,000Timber Lodge, North Road, Havering Atte Bower, Romford, RM4 1QA
Sold Jul 2019
£1,440,0001 Liberty Cottages, North Road, Havering Atte Bower, Romford, RM4 1QA
Sold May 2016
£517,500
Versus other North Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 5 Liberty Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,170
Street avg £4,036
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Romford district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
33/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Liberty Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM4 1QA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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