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23 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NU

TerracedFreehold104 m² · EPC
Last sale£325,000Oct 2015 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Havering terrace prices£482,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Flood planning zoneIn Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance
EnergyEPC EJun 2014
12MapN ↑119 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Before you offer

2 things to check

1Flood planning zone: In Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance

Flood Zone 2 can affect insurance costs even where flood defences protect the area.

Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.

Environment Agency · Oct 2026

2Uninsulated solid walls: EPC E

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Jun 2014

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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Price

If it moved with Havering terrace prices

£482,000

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This home’s sale history

SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Oct 2015£325,000TerracedFreeholdA

Street sales

Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £402,500 · 2 sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
8 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUNov 2024£410,000Semi-detachedFreehold
27 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUOct 2024£430,000TerracedFreehold
6 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUApr 2024£375,000TerracedFreehold
17 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUFeb 2021£300,000TerracedFreehold
21 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUJan 2020£328,000TerracedFreehold
3 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUOct 2018£310,000TerracedFreehold
16 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUDec 2015£285,000TerracedFreehold
23 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUOct 2015£325,000TerracedFreehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
27 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUJun 2015£264,000TerracedFreehold
28 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUOct 2014£244,000TerracedFreehold
1 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUAug 2014£249,995TerracedFreehold
11 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUDec 2013£195,000TerracedFreehold
12 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUDec 2011£180,000TerracedFreehold
3 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUSep 2010£170,000TerracedFreehold
8 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUSep 2010£180,000Semi-detachedFreehold
28 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUFeb 2005£178,000Semi-detachedFreehold
28 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUJun 2001£100,000Semi-detachedFreehold
17 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUJul 1996£50,000TerracedFreehold
27 Karen Close, Rainham, RM13 8NUOct 1995£56,000TerracedFreehold
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The land

Flood planning zone: In Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance

Flood Zone 2 can affect insurance costs even where flood defences protect the area.

Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.

Environment Agency · Oct 2026

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

Uninsulated solid walls: EPC E

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Jun 2014

Floor area
104 m²
Potential EPC band
C
Age band
England and Wales: 1950-1966
Walls (certificate wording)
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, no insulation (assumed)
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Jun 2014

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

Full fibre in the local authority: 84.8%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 6 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 147

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Next steps

Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.

Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.

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Questions for the agent

Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer

Ask the surveyor

Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?

  • Uninsulated solid walls: Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

Ask the conveyancer

Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?

  • Flood planning zone: Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.
Sources and licences

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Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

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