1a, Olive Street, Romford, RM7 7DS
About 1a
1a is a two-bedroom detached house in Romford (RM7 7DS). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft). The property has an EV charger and underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £459,000 is 10.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£551/sq ft) was about 131.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £415,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- EV chargerYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1a's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£459,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£415,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 January 2021Most recent
£415,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 7DS: £467,500 (2025–2021).
Versus other Olive Street homes
Price per m² for 1a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,929
Street avg £3,400
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 107 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 9 years
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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
Olive Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Mawney Foundation School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB








