What type of property is 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP?

70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP?

70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP last sold for £255,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £155,000 in September 2002, so prices have been rising over 20 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between September 2002 and June 2022, 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP rose from £155,000 to £255,000, a change of £100,000. That works out to roughly +2.6% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP?

The current EPC rating for 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in January 2021. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP?

70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (646 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP heated?

The latest EPC at 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP?

70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP is in council tax band C.

Where is 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP located?

70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP sits in Chadwell Heath, Romford, Romford. It falls within the RM6 postcode district.

Is 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP in a safe area?

Police records around 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP?

The closest primary school to 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP is St Bede's Catholic Primary School (455m), one of 38 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chadwell Heath Academy (362m), with 12 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP?

The closest bus stop to 70 Birch Court, RM6 4AP is Somerville Rd Chadwell Hth Ln, 178m away. The nearest rail option is Chadwell Heath Rail Station, 748m away.

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70 Birch Court, Sherman Gardens, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 4AP

Property type

Detached

Floor 03

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

60 m²

646 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 70 Birch Court

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

70 Birch Court is a detached house in Chadwell Heath, Romford, Romford (RM6 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 60 m² this is the 30th smallest of 59 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 is 13.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 60.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £255,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2021

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 70 Birch Court, Sherman Gardens, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 4AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

70 Birch Court has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

16applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

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

£290,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£255,000

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

7 June 2022Most recent
£255,000
+64.5%over 19 years
26 September 2002
£155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM6 4AP: £268,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in RM6 4AP

On the street

Versus other Birch Court homes

Four headline reads against 58 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

70 Birch Court is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,250

Street avg £2,968

Strongly above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 64 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Somerville Rd Chadwell Hth Ln — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Chadwell Heath Academy. 50 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM6 4AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RM6 4AP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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