7 Legon Avenue, Romford, RM7 0UJ
About 7 Legon Avenue
7 Legon Avenue is a semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 0UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 is 10.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£546/sq ft) was about 54.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 8 EPCs). Last sale on file: £435,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
7 Legon Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2022ConditionsIn report
Details pursuant to Condition 4 (Contamination) and Condition 6 (Cycle Parking Facilities) attached to planning consent 20/01820/FULL dated 04/12/2020
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00641/AOD
- Dec 2020New BuildFullIn report
Construction of new two storey two bedroom dwelling attached to the existing house with private amenity space.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01820/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£435,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 0UJ: £390,000 (2023–2017).
Versus other Legon Avenue homes
7 Legon Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,878
Street avg £3,859
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 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
0.3 km
Leonard Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Barking and Dagenham College. 46 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB








