Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started6 Ethel Cottages, Padnall Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 5JB
2 planning records
About 6 Ethel Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
6 Ethel Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chadwell Heath, Romford, Romford (RM6 5JB). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 44), 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 went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since July 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 sits 102.8% above the 2008 sale of £180,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Jul 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 6 Ethel Cottages, Padnall Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 5JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Oct 2023ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Construction of a single storey side and rear extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
6 Ethel Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2008)
£180,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Padnall Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
6 Ethel Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,195
Street avg £2,891
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Padnall Road Little Heath — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM6 5JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 64 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 6 Ethel Cottages, Padnall Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 5JB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.