16 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BD
About 16 Essex Close
16 Essex Close is a mid-terrace house in Romford (RM7 8BD). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1000 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 sits 194.5% above the 2002 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 61.1% below the postcode norm. At 93 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 28 EPCs).
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Energy performance
16 Essex Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Essex Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
16 Essex Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.2% per year over 3 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 18.2% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
22 November 2002Most recent
£145,000
+74.7%over 3 years20 July 1999
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 8BD: £400,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Essex Close homes
Price per m² for 16 Essex Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,561
Street avg £4,305
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.3 km
Susan Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Crownfield Junior School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB