What kind of home is 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS last sold for £155,000 in April 2009, around 17 years ago. Before that, it sold for £72,500 in August 1997, so prices have been rising over 12 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS changed over time?

Across 2 sales between August 1997 and April 2009, 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS rose from £72,500 to £155,000, a change of £82,500. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

The current EPC rating for 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in December 2008. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (900 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RM7 7DS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS use?

The latest EPC at 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS is in council tax band C.

Which area is 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS in?

18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS sits in Romford. It falls within the RM7 postcode district in Greater London Authority.

How safe is the area around 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

Police records around 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (420% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

The closest primary school to 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS is The Mawney Foundation School (111m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Marshalls Park Academy (1.4km), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

The closest bus stop to 18 Olive Street, RM7 7DS is Olive Street, 89m away. The nearest rail option is Romford Rail Station, 724m away.

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18 Olive Street, Romford, RM7 7DS

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

84 m²

900 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Olive Street

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

18 Olive Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 7DS). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 900 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in April 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 sits 144.5% above the 2009 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 29.2% below the postcode norm. At 84 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 17 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

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Energy

Energy performance

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

18 Olive Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Dec 2018

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Olive Street, Romford, RM7 7DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Jun 2024
DemolitionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey
Demolish side extension to construct single storey extended side extension with mono pitched and roof light
Extension
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
P0492.24
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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 at least doubled since 1997.

Current estimate

£379,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2009)

£155,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

14 April 2009Most recent
£155,000
+113.8%over 11 years
25 August 1997
£72,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 7DS: £467,500 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in RM7 7DS

On the street

Versus other Olive Street homes

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

Habitable Rooms for 18 Olive Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,854

Street avg £3,691

Strongly below

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Romford report

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

Olive Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

The Mawney Foundation School. 35 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RM7 7DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.7dB

Low

55 dB

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