31 Forest Road, Romford, RM7 8DU
About 31 Forest Road
31 Forest Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 8DU). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 is 18.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 32.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £395,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
31 Forest Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Forest Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£468,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£395,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 2021Most recent
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 8DU: £400,000 (2023–2018).
Versus other Forest Road homes
31 Forest Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,762
Street avg £3,546
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.2 km
Birch Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Crownfield Junior School. 31 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB