6 Birch Close, Romford, RM7 8ES
About 6 Birch Close
6 Birch Close is a mid-terrace house in Romford (RM7 8ES). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 71.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 38 EPCs). Sold March 2021 for £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
6 Birch Close 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.
£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 March 2021Most recent
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 8ES: £407,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Birch Close homes
Floor Area for 6 Birch Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,514
Street avg £3,965
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 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
0.1 km
Birch Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 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
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB








