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40 Blackbush Avenue, Romford, RM6 5TU

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 40 Blackbush Avenue

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

40 Blackbush Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM6 5TU). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold May 2022 for £556,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2001. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 77.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 40 Blackbush Avenue

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Aug 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 40 Blackbush Avenue, Romford, RM6 5TU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2001
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Loft conversion with rear dormer and hip to gable alteration.

    Council
    East Team/Area 5
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    2378/01
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 40 Blackbush Avenue

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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.

40 Blackbush Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£587,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£556,000

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 May 2022Most recent

    £556,000

    +47.9%over 7 years
  2. 22 December 2014

    £376,000

    +28.8%over 10 years
  3. 2 September 2004

    £292,000

    +180.8%over 4 years
  4. 26 October 1999

    £104,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM6 5TU: £475,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Blackbush Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

40 Blackbush Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,055

Street avg £3,713

Strongly above

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 40 Blackbush Avenue

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

Signs of HMO activity in the area
£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
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Hawkridge Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Bede's Catholic Primary School. 46 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 5TU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RM6 5TU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RM6 5TU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

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 40 Blackbush Avenue, Romford, RM6 5TU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.