9 Herbert Gardens, Romford, RM6 4BS
About 9 Herbert Gardens
9 Herbert Gardens is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM6 4BS). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 5 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in June 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 sits 460% above the 1998 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 61.7% below the postcode norm. At 84 m² it's 15.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 16 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
- Jan 2018AmendmentIn report
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of an existing use: Use of house as two self contained flats.
Retrospective- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01909/CLU_E
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Sales history & valuation
9 Herbert Gardens's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£476,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£85,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 June 1998Most recent
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM6 4BS: £385,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in RM6 4BS
Versus other Herbert Gardens homes
On price per m², 9 Herbert Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,012
Street avg £3,310
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Herbert Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Furze Infant School. 48 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







