18 Ashdown Walk, Romford, RM7 8HL
About 18 Ashdown Walk
18 Ashdown Walk is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 8HL). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in November 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 10.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 41.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
18 Ashdown Walk sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
18 Ashdown Walk has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
18 Ashdown Walk has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 19 years.
£242,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
2 November 2017Most recent
£242,000
+58.2%over 10 years16 February 2007
£153,000
+189.0%over 8 years24 September 1998
£52,950
+1.3%3 September 1998
£52,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 8HL: £258,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Ashdown Walk homes
On epc rating, 18 Ashdown Walk runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,841
Street avg £3,450
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
Hillfoot Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB








