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1 Oak Street, Romford, RM7 7BS

4 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
77 m²
829 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 1 Oak Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Oak Street is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM7 7BS). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.

Last sale on file: £392,500 in November 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£474/sq ft) was about 84.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • Heating systemGas
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Oak Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Oak Street, Romford, RM7 7BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Feb 2026
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Double Storey Side Extension - Incorporating Remedial Works to the completed 2nd Floor Loft Conversion

    Extension
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    P1404.25
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2025
    Loft ConversionAmendment
    In report

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) with respect to a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and 3 x roof lights to front.

    Retrospective
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    E0012.25
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Oak Street

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.

Current estimate

£419,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£392,500

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 November 2023Most recent

    £392,500

    +57.5%over 6 years
  2. 10 August 2017

    £249,150

    +44.0%over 13 years
  3. 13 June 2004

    £173,000

    +50.4%over 2 years
  4. 19 September 2001

    £115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 7BS: £378,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Oak Street homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Oak Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,097

Street avg £3,797

Strongly above

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Oak Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Romford district page.

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

0.2 km

Oak Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

The Mawney Foundation School. 32 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM7 7BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RM7 7BS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RM7 7BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Oak Street, Romford, RM7 7BS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.