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24 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BD

Semi-detachedFreehold85 m² · EPC
Last sale£268,000Apr 2014 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Havering semi-detached prices£489,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingVery low
EnergyEPC DJun 2024
1MapN ↑119 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

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1Uninsulated solid walls: EPC D

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EPC · Jun 2024

+ 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 semi-detached prices

£489,000

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This home’s sale history

Aug 2004 £200,000Apr 2014 £268,000Aug 2004Apr 2014£268,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Apr 2014£268,000Semi-detachedFreeholdA
Aug 2004£200,000Semi-detachedFreeholdA

Street sales

Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £500,000 · 4 sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
8 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDMay 2026£142,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
22 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDApr 2026£480,000Semi-detachedFreehold
8 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDMar 2026£135,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
19 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDOct 2025£385,000Semi-detachedFreehold
15 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDSep 2025£570,000Semi-detachedFreehold
1 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDJan 2024£520,000Semi-detachedFreehold
11 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDOct 2023£400,000Semi-detachedFreehold
37 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDOct 2022£390,000DetachedFreehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
12 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDMar 2022£600,000DetachedFreehold
14 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDFeb 2022£455,000TerracedFreehold
5 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDSep 2021£480,000Semi-detachedFreehold
29 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDJun 2021£380,000TerracedFreehold
37 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDMay 2021£355,000DetachedFreehold
23 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDDec 2020£340,000Semi-detachedFreehold
2 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDOct 2020£410,000DetachedFreehold
26 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDApr 2020£330,000Semi-detachedFreehold
20 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDApr 2020£410,000Semi-detachedFreehold
26 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDOct 2019£330,000Semi-detachedFreehold
17 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDSep 2019£357,000Semi-detachedFreehold
10 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDJul 2018£265,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
9 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDNov 2017£340,000Semi-detachedFreehold
38 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDMar 2017£280,500Semi-detachedFreehold
27 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDNov 2016£345,000Semi-detachedFreehold
36 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDOct 2014£295,000Semi-detachedFreehold
24 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDApr 2014£268,000Semi-detachedFreehold
30 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDAug 2013£223,000Semi-detachedFreehold
4 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDMar 2013£156,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
2 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDFeb 2013£249,995DetachedFreehold
10 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDJan 2011£137,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
14 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDMar 2010£195,000TerracedFreehold
36 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDJun 2006£199,000TerracedFreehold
31 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDJun 2006£203,000Semi-detachedFreehold
4 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDMay 2005£146,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
24 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDAug 2004£200,000Semi-detachedFreehold
31 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDDec 2003£172,000Semi-detachedFreehold
15 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDNov 2003£185,000Semi-detachedFreehold
16 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDNov 2002£145,000TerracedFreehold
29 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDSep 2001£120,000TerracedFreehold
31 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDJun 2000£110,000Semi-detachedFreehold
16 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDJul 1999£83,000TerracedFreehold
5 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDMay 1998£107,500Semi-detachedFreehold
4 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDSep 1996£50,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
22 Essex Close, Romford, RM7 8BDAug 1995£55,000Semi-detachedFreehold
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The land

+ 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 D

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 2024

Floor area
85 m²
Potential EPC band
B
Age band
England and Wales: 1900-1929
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 2024

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): 7 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 156

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    Sources and licences

    Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

    Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

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