1 Birchdale Gardens, Romford, RM6 4DT
About 1 Birchdale Gardens
1 Birchdale Gardens is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM6 4DT). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 62), 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 October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£577/sq ft) was about 135.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 87 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last sale on file: £540,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Birchdale Gardens has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2026Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension. Conversion of garage in to habitable room. Alterations to fenestrations (summary)
- Council
- Neighbourhood CIL Area - East, BC Area 2 East (KP), DM Area - South/East
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 0870/26
- Jun 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 3.5 metres, highest point of 4.00 metres and height at the eaves of 3.00 metres.
- Council
- Neighbourhood CIL Area - East, BC Area 2 East (KP)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 1568/23
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£537,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 9 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
1 December 2022Most recent
£540,000
+86.2%over 8 years13 January 2014
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM6 4DT: £505,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in RM6 4DT
Versus other Birchdale Gardens homes
On price per m², 1 Birchdale Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,207
Street avg £3,498
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
Wangey Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Chadwell Primary School. 49 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
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







