12 Ashton Gardens, Romford, RM6 6RT
About 12 Ashton Gardens
12 Ashton Gardens is a semi-detached house in Romford (RM6 6RT). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2004–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 sits 115.4% above the 2005 sale of £214,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 20.6% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2008Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development: Loft conversion involving construction of gable end roof
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00892/CLU_P
- Dec 2007Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development: Loft conversion involving construction of gable end roof
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01122/CLU_P
What's in 12 Ashton Gardens, Romford, RM6 6RT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
12 Ashton Gardens changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 1 year.
£214,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
1 September 2005Most recent
£214,000
+4.4%over 1 year8 March 2004
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM6 6RT: £525,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in RM6 6RT
Versus other Ashton Gardens homes
On years held, 12 Ashton Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,140
Street avg £3,436
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
0.1 km
Whalebone Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Furze Infant School. 48 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
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB







