26 Linden Street, Romford, RM7 7DP
About 26 Linden Street
26 Linden Street is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 7DP). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include outbuildings. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 189 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. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £670,000. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 62.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
26 Linden Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Linden Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 26 Linden Street
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
26 Linden Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£700,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 29 years.
£670,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
3 February 2025Most recent
£670,000
+688.2%over 28 years18 March 1996
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 7DP: £575,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RM7 7DP
Versus other Linden Street homes
26 Linden Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,545
Street avg £3,336
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 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.
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
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB








