The Poplars, Bower Farm Road, Havering Atte Bower, Romford, RM4 1QR
About The Poplars
The Poplars is a detached house in Havering-Atte-Bower, Romford, Romford (RM4 1QR). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 112), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal.
At 74 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
The Poplars's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Poplars has no planning applications on record.
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
The Poplars has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£565,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in RM4 1QR: £210,000 (2000–2000).
Nearby sales in RM4 1QR
Versus other Bower Farm Road homes
Floor Area for The Poplars lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 158 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.6 km
Samantha Mews — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School. 9 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB







