5 Blackbush Avenue, Romford, RM6 5TU
About 5 Blackbush Avenue
5 Blackbush Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM6 5TU). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£433/sq ft) was about 64.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £480,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Blackbush Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a patio and steps leading into the garden. (Summary)
- Council
- Neighbourhood CIL Area - East, BC Area 2 East (KP), DM Area - South/East
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 2308/25
- Jul 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, highest point of 2.80 metres and height at the eaves of 2.60 metres.
- Council
- Neighbourhood CIL Area - East, BC Area 2 East (KP), DM Area - South/East
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 1688/25
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£480,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 November 2022Most recent
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM6 5TU: £475,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RM6 5TU
Versus other Blackbush Avenue homes
Years Held for 5 Blackbush Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,660
Street avg £3,726
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







