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About 1 Market Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Market Place is a detached house in Abridge, Romford, Romford (RM4 1UA). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. At 49 m² this is the 4th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to A, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 is 25.5% below the 2022 sale of £330,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£626/sq ft) was about 77.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Last sale on file: £330,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Market Place, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1UA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Apr 2020Change of UseFullRefuse
Change of use of part of rear ground floor from shop (Use Class A1) to residential (Use Class C3) (Revised application to EPF/1891/18) - Revised application to EPF/2977/18
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£246,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Market Place homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Market Place outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,735
Street avg £4,740
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 58 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
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· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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