72 Overton Drive, Romford, RM6 4DX
About 72 Overton Drive
72 Overton Drive is a mid-terrace house in Romford (RM6 4DX). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 is 12.6% below the 2021 sale of £500,000, 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 (£465/sq ft) was about 101.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
72 Overton Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2000ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and patio.
- Council
- East Team
- Reference
- 0102/00
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 72 Overton Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 25 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
16 February 2021Most recent
£500,000
+23.5%over 3 years6 July 2017
£405,000
+694.1%over 21 years24 August 1995
£51,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM6 4DX: £400,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Overton Drive homes
On price per m², 72 Overton Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £3,163
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
Chadwell Heath Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Chadwell Primary School. 49 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB