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About 42 St James Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 St James Gardens is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Little Heath, Romford, Romford (RM6 5RY). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 45 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 35 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£526/sq ft) was about 120.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Sold September 2022 for £255,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.8 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£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2022)
£255,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other St James Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 24 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 42 St James Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,667
Street avg £3,173
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Barley Lane — bus stop.
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
Everything within walking distance
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