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4 Elm Road, Romford, RM7 8HH

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Elm Road

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

4 Elm Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM7 8HH). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £506,000 is 10% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 52.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Elm Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2021from May 2009
Low Energy Lighting
78%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Nov 2021from Aug 2021
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Elm Road, Romford, RM7 8HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2019
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    D0300.19
    View planning record

What's in 4 Elm Road, Romford, RM7 8HH'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.

4 Elm Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£506,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£460,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 June 2022Most recent

    £460,000

    +407.7%over 22 years
  2. 14 July 1999

    £90,600

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 8HH: £500,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Elm Road homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Elm Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,227

Street avg £3,739

Strongly above

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Elm 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
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.

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

Cross Road (RM7) — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Crownfield Junior School. 21 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 8HH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RM7 8HH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RM7 8HH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

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 4 Elm Road, Romford, RM7 8HH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.