Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started38 Blacksmiths Close, Romford, RM6 4XE
About 38 Blacksmiths Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
38 Blacksmiths Close is a semi-detached house in Romford (RM6 4XE). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 27 m² this is the 8th smallest of 51 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–53 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 51 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 10.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£482/sq ft) was about 151.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £140,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
38 Blacksmiths Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
May 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
0.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£155,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2022)
£140,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Blacksmiths Close homes
Four headline reads against 50 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
38 Blacksmiths Close outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,185
Street avg £2,964
Floor Area
27 m²
Street avg 34 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 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
Somerville Rd Chadwell Hth Ln — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM6 4XE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 77 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 38 Blacksmiths Close, Romford, RM6 4XE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.