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 66% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 August 2032
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Planning history
5 Blackbush Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 5 Blackbush Avenue, Romford, RM6 5TU
- Jul 2025ExtensionOutlineOutcome in 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
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£492,000
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 £3,720
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







