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1 Goulds Cottages, Market Place, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1UA

4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Goulds Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Goulds Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Abridge, Romford, Romford (RM4 1UA). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sold June 2021 for £410,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£544/sq ft) was about 56.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 May 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Goulds Cottages, Market Place, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1UA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Goulds 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2012.

Current estimate

£420,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 9 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£410,000

Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 June 2021Most recent

    £410,000

    +6.5%over 2 years

  2. 5 September 2018

    £385,000

    -0.8%over 2 years

  3. 8 May 2016

    £388,000

    +94.0%over 3 years

  4. 27 September 2012

    £200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM4 1UA: £330,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Market Place homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 1 Goulds Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,857

Street avg £5,027

Above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Goulds Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Fairlight Villas, North Road, Havering Atte Bower

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1 Field Close, Abridge

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2 bed1 bath
£167k

1 Eldan House, North Road, Havering Atte Bower

RM4 1PP

1 bed1 bath
£637k

1 Dacre Cottage, Paternoster Row, Noak Hill

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Area

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.
Full Romford report

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

0.0 km

The Blue Boar — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Lambourne 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM4 1UA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RM4 1UA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RM4 1UA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Goulds Cottages, Market Place, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1UA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.