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26 Derby Avenue, Romford, RM7 9JR

Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 26 Derby Avenue

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

26 Derby Avenue is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Romford (RM7 9JR). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Held since June 2000 — that's 26 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 £520,000 sits 293.9% above the 2000 sale of £132,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 54% below the postcode norm.

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff street

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 26 Derby Avenue

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

Signs of HMO activity in the area
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Derby Avenue, Romford, RM7 9JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Derby Avenue 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 26 Derby Avenue

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.

26 Derby Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£520,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2000)

£132,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 June 2000Most recent

    £132,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RM7 9JR: £400,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Derby Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 26 Derby Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,375

Street avg £3,695

Strongly below

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 103 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 26 Derby Avenue

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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Lessington Avenue

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1 Burlington Avenue

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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.
Full Romford report

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

Romford Stadium — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Crowlands Primary School. 42 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 9JR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RM7 9JR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RM7 9JR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

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 26 Derby Avenue, Romford, RM7 9JR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.