What type of property is 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU?

40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU last change hands?

40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU last sold for £556,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £104,000 in October 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU?

Across 4 sales between October 1999 and May 2022, 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU rose from £104,000 to £556,000, a change of £452,000. That works out to roughly +7.7% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU have?

The current EPC rating for 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in August 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU?

40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (1,184 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RM6 5TU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU heated?

The latest EPC at 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU?

40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in December 2001. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU?

40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU is in council tax band D.

Where is 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU located?

40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU sits in Romford. It falls within the RM6 postcode district in Greater London Authority.

Is 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU in a safe area?

Police records around 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU show an average of 231 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 34% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU?

The closest primary school to 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU is St Bede's Catholic Primary School (235m), one of 35 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chadwell Heath Academy (826m), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU?

The closest bus stop to 40 Blackbush Avenue, RM6 5TU is Hawkridge Close, 345m away. The nearest rail option is Chadwell Heath Rail Station, 839m away.

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40 Blackbush Avenue, Romford, RM6 5TU

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

110 m²

1184 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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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. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £613,000 is 10.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 79.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3

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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

Current Certificate

Aug 2014

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 8 August 2024

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 40 Blackbush Avenue, Romford, RM6 5TU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 40 Blackbush Avenue, Romford, RM6 5TU

1decisions1extensions4documents7nearby

Dec 2001
Loft ConversionFull
Outcome 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
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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

£613,000

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

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Last sold (2022)

£556,000

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

Sales timeline

12 May 2022Most recent
£556,000
+47.9%over 7 years
22 December 2014
£376,000
+28.8%over 10 years
2 September 2004
£292,000
+180.8%over 4 years
26 October 1999
£104,000

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

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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 £3,707

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 5.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

231/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.

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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· 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

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Common questions

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