1 Legon Avenue, Romford, RM7 0UJ
About 1 Legon Avenue
1 Legon Avenue is an end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM7 0UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 81 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 40.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 is 16% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 24.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in September 2017.
Energy performance
1 Legon Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 1 Legon Avenue.
- Jun 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of part single/part two storey side extension and part single/part two storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00684/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
1 Legon Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 40.1% per year over 1 year.
£400,000
Growth on file: 40.1% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
19 September 2017Most recent
£400,000
+37.9%over 8 months23 January 2017
£290,000
+1.6%28 November 2016
£285,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 0UJ: £390,000 (2023–2017).
Versus other Legon Avenue homes
On epc rating, 1 Legon Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,938
Street avg £3,977
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.3 km
Leonard Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Barking and Dagenham College. 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
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB








