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1 Freshwell Avenue, Romford, RM6 5DS

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Freshwell Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Freshwell Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM6 5DS). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 45.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 is 11.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£504/sq ft) was about 65.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £467,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Freshwell Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaRecent ownership pattern worth a look
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Freshwell Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Freshwell Avenue, Romford, RM6 5DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Freshwell Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. May 2025
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 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), DM Area - South/East
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    1145/25
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2024
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension with a depth of 4.00 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), DM Area - South/East
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    2784/24
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Freshwell Avenue

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Freshwell Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£519,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 45.9% per year over 1 year.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£467,000

Growth on file: 45.9% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 January 2021Most recent

    £467,000

    +45.9%

  2. 30 September 2020

    £320,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM6 5DS: £585,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Freshwell Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Freshwell Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,430

Street avg £4,004

Strongly above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Freshwell Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaRecent ownership pattern worth a look
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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.
Full Romford report

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Little Heath — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Grove Primary School. 41 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM6 5DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RM6 5DS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RM6 5DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Freshwell Avenue, Romford, RM6 5DS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.