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Get startedOld Forge Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Abridge, Romford, Romford (RM4 1UA). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 is 21.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£517/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 9 years ago, in November 2017.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jul 2022
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 16 years.
£367,500
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 16 years.
On epc rating, Old Forge Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,568
Street avg £5,671
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

1 November 2017Most recent
£367,500
+47.0%over 4 years24 May 2013
£250,000
+49.3%over 11 years26 October 2001
£167,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM4 1UA: £330,000 (2025–2023).
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3 The Limes Market Place Abridge Romford
Sold Jul 2024
Auction Square Flat 4 Market Place Abridge Romford
Sold Jul 2023
Auction Square Flat 2 Market Place Abridge Romford
Sold Jul 2023
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
RM4 1DG
The Blue Boar — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lambourne Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB
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