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4 sales on record
About 56 Essex Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
56 Essex Road is a semi-detached house in Chadwell Heath, Romford, Romford (RM6 4JA). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 53 m² this is the 5th smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–159 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 86). The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 is 15.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 86.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 37 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: November 2019 at £220,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
56 Essex Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 56 Essex Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£255,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2019)
£220,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Essex Road homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
56 Essex Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,151
Street avg £2,849
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM6 4JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 80 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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