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9 Birch Road, Romford, RM7 8ER

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 9 Birch Road

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

9 Birch Road is a semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 8ER). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2018) 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.

Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 127.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £460,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.

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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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Birch Road, Romford, RM7 8ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2019
    New BuildFull
    In report

    New linked attached one bedroom self contained 2 storey house

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    P0334.19
    View planning record

What's in 9 Birch Road, Romford, RM7 8ER's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£456,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£460,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 November 2021Most recent

    £460,000

    +22.7%over 3 years

  2. 17 July 2018

    £375,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 8ER: £415,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Birch Road homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

9 Birch Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,227

Street avg £3,347

Above

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 89 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 9 Birch 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

1 Abbotts Close

RM7 8QU

£440k

1 Asten Way

RM7 8BS

3 bed3 bath
£485k

1 Blenheim Close

RM7 8DA

£427k

1 Birch Close

RM7 8ES

3 bed2 bath
£487k

1 Hertford Grove

RM7 8EG

£425k

1 Epping Close

RM7 8BH

3 bed
£420k

1 Harrison Close, Mawneys

RM7 8DY

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

0.2 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RM7 8ER

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

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 9 Birch Road, Romford, RM7 8ER. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.