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70 Essex Road, Romford, RM7 8AX

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 11
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 70 Essex Road

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

70 Essex Road is a semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 8AX). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 26). Main heating runs on dual fuel.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£528/sq ft) was about 77.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £415,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

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

70 Essex Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G11
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 70 Essex Road, Romford, RM7 8AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

70 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

70 Essex Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£451,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.8% per year over 1 year.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£415,000

Growth on file: 21.8% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 October 2022Most recent

    £415,000

    +7.5%over 12 months

  2. 10 November 2021

    £386,000

    +15.2%

  3. 30 September 2021

    £335,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 8AX: £420,000 (2024–2023).

On the street

Versus other Essex Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 70 Essex Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,685

Street avg £3,818

Strongly above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 70 Essex Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£447k

1 Burleigh Close

RM7 8BA

£442k

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RM7 8QU

£440k

1 Asten Way

RM7 8BS

3 bed3 bath
£427k

1 Birch Close

RM7 8ES

3 bed2 bath
£425k

1 Epping Close

RM7 8BH

3 bed
£420k

1 Harrison Close, Mawneys

RM7 8DY

£485k

1 Blenheim Close

RM7 8DA

£487k

1 Hertford Grove

RM7 8EG

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

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Susan Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Crownfield Junior School. 31 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RM7 8AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RM7 8AX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RM7 8AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 70 Essex Road, Romford, RM7 8AX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.