973 High Road, Romford, RM6 4HB
About 973 High Road
973 High Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM6 4HB). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 68 m² it's 15% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 27 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £350,000 in May 2025. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 is 11.7% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£478/sq ft) was about 132.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
973 High Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
973 High Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension. (Summary)
- Council
- Neighbourhood CIL Area - East, BC Area 2 East (KP), DM Area - South/East
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 0578/26
- Mar 2026Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Loft conversion with rear and side dormers. Two front rooflights. (summary)
- Council
- Neighbourhood CIL Area - East, BC Area 2 East (KP), DM Area - South/East
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 0559/26
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 973 High Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 27 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
8 May 2025Most recent
£350,000
+393.0%over 25 years14 December 1999
£71,000
+54.3%over 1 year28 September 1998
£46,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM6 4HB: £299,000 (2021–2016).
Versus other High Road homes
973 High Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,147
Street avg £2,750
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 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
Grove Road Goodmayes — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Chadwell Primary School. 50 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







