Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 St James Gardens, Little Heath, Romford, RM6 5RY
3 sales on record
Estimated value
£453,000
- Since the 2009 sale (£273,000)+66%
- Against RM6 5RY's recent median (£320,000)+42%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
88 m²
950 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£453,000
- Against its 2009 sale (£273,000)+66%
- Against RM6 5RY's recent median (£320,000)+42%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 17 St James Gardens is modelled from its 88 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RM6 5RY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
88 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2009
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2009
Recent sales in RM6 5RY
5 sales, median £320,000 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 St James Gardens saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
Sales timeline
11 August 2009Most recent
£273,000
+42.2%over 7 years20 September 2001
£192,000
+6.7%over 1 year27 July 2000
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM6 5RY: £320,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RM6 5RY
2 St James Gardens, Little Heath, Romford, RM6 5RY
Sold Oct 2025
£540,00029 St James Gardens, Little Heath, Romford, RM6 5RY
Sold Mar 2025
£320,00011 St James Gardens, Little Heath, Romford, RM6 5RY
Sold Mar 2025
£425,00042 St James Gardens, Little Heath, Romford, RM6 5RY
Sold Sept 2022
£255,00021 St James Gardens, Little Heath, Romford, RM6 5RY
Sold Jan 2022
£264,995
What this page doesn't show
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- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 17 St James Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 St James Gardens is a semi-detached house in Little Heath, Romford, Romford (RM6 5RY). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 950 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in August 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 sits 65.9% above the 2009 sale of £273,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 19.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17 St James Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2019
Current Certificate
Jan 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 January 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 St James Gardens, Little Heath, Romford, RM6 5RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 St James Gardens has no planning applications on record.
7
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other St James Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
17 St James Gardens outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,092
Street avg £3,459
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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
231/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Barley Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Atam Academy. 42 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Atam AcademyAll-through336m
- Atam AcademyAll-through336m
- Grove Primary SchoolPrimary628m
- St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
Nearest stops
- Barley LaneBus stop117m
- Chadwell Heath Lane /Barley LnBus stop261m
- Hainault Road Little HeathBus stop353m
- Little HeathBus stop399m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,249 reports34%
- Anti-social Behaviour756 reports20%
- Vehicle Crime303 reports8%
- Drugs214 reports6%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM6 5RY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 17 St James Gardens is modelled from its 88 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RM6 5RY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 17 St James Gardens. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 St James Gardens was lodged in January 2009 at band C and expired in January 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 St James Gardens. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 42 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RM6 5RY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 17 St James Gardens is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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