What type of property is 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

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

What was the last sold price for 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS last sold for £390,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £195,000 in April 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 2003 and October 2021, 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS rose from £195,000 to £390,000, a change of £195,000. That works out to roughly +3.8% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

The current EPC rating for 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in March 2012. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (1,291 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RM7 7DS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS have?

4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS has 1 planning record on file (1 refused), most recent in September 2015. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS located?

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

What is crime like near 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

Police records around 4 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.

Which schools serve 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

The closest primary school to 4 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 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS?

The closest bus stop to 4 Olive Street, RM7 7DS is Olive Street, 89m away. The nearest rail option is Romford Rail Station, 724m away.

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4 Olive Street, Romford, RM7 7DS

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

120 m²

1291 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Olive Street

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

4 Olive Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 7DS). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 120 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 17 EPCs). Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 is 18.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 25.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: subdivision refused in 2015. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £390,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

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.

4 Olive Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Mar 2022

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Olive Street, Romford, RM7 7DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

Sept 2015
SubdivisionFull
In report
Conversion of dwelling into two flats - ground floor 2 bed and first floor 1 bed
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
P1052.15
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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.

4 Olive Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.

Current estimate

£463,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£390,000

Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

14 October 2021Most recent
£390,000
+116.7%over 17 years
7 April 2004
£180,000
-7.7%over 1 year
3 April 2003
£195,000

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.

On habitable rooms, 4 Olive Street stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,251

Street avg £3,591

On par

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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