1 Elms Gardens, Dagenham, RM9 5TX
About 1 Elms Gardens
1 Elms Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Dagenham (RM9 5TX). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2004. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £470,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2004Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of existing garage into habitable room and erection of new attached garage
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00193/FUL
What's in 1 Elms Gardens, Dagenham, RM9 5TX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Elms Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£492,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 23 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
25 March 2021Most recent
£470,000
+226.4%over 19 years15 May 2001
£144,000
+152.6%over 2 years28 May 1998
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RM9 5TX: £280,000 (2024–2004).
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Versus other Elms Gardens homes
Price per m² for 1 Elms Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,519
Street avg £3,784
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
16/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Boxoll Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. 53 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB