79 Birkbeck Road, Romford, RM7 0QR
About 79 Birkbeck Road
79 Birkbeck Road is an end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM7 0QR). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 76.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £435,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
79 Birkbeck Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£435,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 August 2021Most recent
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 0QR: £403,000 (2024–2021).
Versus other Birkbeck Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 79 Birkbeck Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,028
Street avg £3,611
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rush Green Road / Dagenham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Rush Green Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB