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Get started457 Whalebone Lane North is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romford (RM6 6RB). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include outbuildings and a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £557,000 is 11.4% above the 2023 sale price. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £500,000.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development: Loft conversion involving construction of rear dormer window and front rooflights.
Latest sale on 457 Whalebone Lane North was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£557,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 10 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 10 years.
Floor Area for 457 Whalebone Lane North runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,546
Street avg £3,156
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Whalebone Lane North/Rose Lane — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for prior approval of proposed single storey rear extension (depth: 5.5 metres; height to eaves: 2.9 metres and maximum height: 3.0 metres).
10 January 2023Most recent
£500,000
+106.6%over 10 years9 November 2012
£242,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM6 6RB: £285,000 (2024–2015).
459 Whalebone Lane North Romford
Sold Nov 2024
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
RM6 6XX
Closest school
0.6 km
Rose Lane Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB
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