23 Linden Street, Romford, RM7 7DP
About 23 Linden Street
23 Linden Street is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 7DP). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. A recent sale: £800,000 in March 2025. One planning record on file: an annexe approved in 2014. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 122.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
23 Linden Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2014AnnexFullIn report
Erection of a pre-fabricated timber granny annexe for an ancillary residential use.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P0906.14
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 23 Linden Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£827,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 27 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2025Most recent
£800,000
+131.9%over 15 years12 March 2010
£345,000
+165.4%over 11 years26 April 1998
£129,995
+47.7%22 December 1997
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 7DP: £575,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RM7 7DP
Versus other Linden Street homes
On price per m², 23 Linden Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,969
Street avg £3,242
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
North Street Romford — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Mawney Foundation School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB








