What kind of home is 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX?

80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX sell for?

80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX last sold for £400,000 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £62,500 in July 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX appreciated in value?

Across 5 sales between July 1996 and April 2021, 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX rose from £62,500 to £400,000, a change of £337,500. That works out to roughly +7.8% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX?

The current EPC rating for 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX?

80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (1,292 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 57% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RM7 8AX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX use?

The latest EPC at 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX?

80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX is in council tax band D.

Which area is 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX in?

80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX sits in Romford. It falls within the RM7 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX?

Police records around 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX 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 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX?

The closest primary school to 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX is Crownfield Junior School (819m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Edward's Church of England Academy (1.3km), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX?

The closest bus stop to 80 Essex Road, RM7 8AX is Susan Close, 379m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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80 Essex Road, Romford, RM7 8AX

5 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

120 m²

1292 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 80 Essex Road

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

80 Essex Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 8AX). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £400,000 in April 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price.

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
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Building

Period featuresYes
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 80 Essex Road, Romford, RM7 8AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

80 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.

Price for 80 Essex Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£480,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£400,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

15 April 2021Most recent
£400,000
+89.6%over 14 years
27 July 2006
£211,000
-1.9%over 3 years
17 July 2003
£215,000
+70.0%over 3 years
27 April 2000
£126,500
+102.4%over 3 years
25 July 1996
£62,500

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

Nearby sales in RM7 8AX

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.

CO₂ Emissions for 80 Essex Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,333

Street avg £3,956

Below

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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

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.

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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· 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

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Common questions

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