8 Ainsley Avenue, Romford, RM7 9HU

8 Ainsley Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Romford (RM7 9HU). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since June 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 sits 555.6% above the 1996 sale of £72,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 64.9% below the postcode norm. At 81 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 16 EPCs).