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2 Kensington Road, Romford, RM7 9DA

Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Kensington Road

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

2 Kensington Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM7 9DA). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since May 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 sits 119.4% above the 2003 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 27.3% below the postcode norm. At 110 m² it's 29% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 39 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 90% of similar EPCs).

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
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Kensington 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.

The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Kensington Road, Romford, RM7 9DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Kensington Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Kensington Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

2 Kensington Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£384,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 8 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2003)

£175,000

Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 May 2003Most recent

    £175,000

    +158.3%over 8 years
  2. 8 March 1995

    £67,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 9DA: £400,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Kensington Road homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Kensington Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,591

Street avg £2,907

Strongly below

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Kensington Road

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

Signs of HMO activity in the area
£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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Richards Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Crowlands Primary School. 39 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 9DA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RM7 9DA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RM7 9DA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

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 2 Kensington Road, Romford, RM7 9DA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.