1 Bishops Avenue, Romford, RM6 5RS
About 1 Bishops Avenue
1 Bishops Avenue is a semi-detached house in Romford (RM6 5RS). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
1 Bishops Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 September 2033
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Bishops Avenue.
1 application on record at 1 Bishops Avenue, Romford, RM6 5RS
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension. (Summary).
- Council
- Neighbourhood CIL Area - East, BC Area 2 East (KP)
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 3652/22
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Sales history & valuation
1 Bishops Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£577,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM6 5RS: £415,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in RM6 5RS
Versus other Bishops Avenue homes
Floor Area for 1 Bishops Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
231/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Somerville Rd Chadwell Hth Ln — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Bede's Catholic Primary School. 47 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







