11 Birch Road, Romford, RM7 8ER
About 11 Birch Road
11 Birch Road is a semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 8ER). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 62.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold February 2022 for £610,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2021Change of UseOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for a change of use of from existing single dwelling (C3a) to a C3(b) for five residents (Aged 18 and above) living together as a single household where care is provided.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- D0649.21
- May 2021HMOFullIn report
Proposed change of use from Use Class C3 (Dwelling house) to C4 (HMO)
Change of Use- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P0111.21
What's in 11 Birch Road, Romford, RM7 8ER's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 11 Birch Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£597,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 17 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
1 February 2022Most recent
£610,000
+34.7%over 6 years18 December 2015
£453,000
+131.1%over 10 years18 January 2005
£196,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 8ER: £415,000 (2024–2022).
Versus other Birch Road homes
On floor area, 11 Birch Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,836
Street avg £3,424
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
0.6 km
Crownfield Junior School. 27 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB








