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74 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HR

Flat / maisonetteLeasehold44 m² · EPC
Last sale£164,500Aug 2019 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Havering flat prices£178,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingVery low
EnergyEPC DDec 2013
1MapN ↑237 m ↔
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HM Land Registry · Aug 2019

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

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 flat prices

£178,000

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This home’s sale history

SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Aug 2019£164,500Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA

Street sales

Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £187,000 · 2 sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
62 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRFeb 2026£179,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
36 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRFeb 2025£420,000TerracedFreehold
46 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRMar 2024£195,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
20 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRFeb 2024£345,000TerracedFreehold
3 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRFeb 2023£425,000TerracedFreehold
15 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRFeb 2023£375,000TerracedFreehold
9 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRJul 2021£350,000TerracedFreehold
64 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRJul 2021£180,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
10 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRJan 2021£342,500TerracedFreehold
74 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRAug 2019£164,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
7 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRNov 2018£330,000TerracedFreehold
62 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRJul 2018£179,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
24 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRJul 2017£324,000TerracedFreehold
64 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRMar 2016£148,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
21 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HROct 2015£270,000TerracedFreehold
10 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HROct 2015£272,000TerracedFreehold
2 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRSep 2014£230,000TerracedFreehold
34 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRMay 2014£204,995TerracedFreehold
22 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRMar 2014£196,000TerracedFreehold
24 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRNov 2013£160,000TerracedFreehold
46 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRMay 2013£120,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
13 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRJan 2013£173,000TerracedFreehold
9 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HROct 2011£195,000TerracedFreehold
22 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRJun 2009£160,000TerracedFreehold
10 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRDec 2008£170,000TerracedFreehold
36 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRNov 2006£184,000TerracedFreehold
34 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRApr 2006£168,000TerracedFreehold
22 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRJun 2005£179,000TerracedFreehold
2 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRJan 2005£187,000Semi-detachedFreehold
3 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRJun 2003£165,000TerracedFreehold
24 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRFeb 2003£158,000TerracedFreehold
10 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HROct 2002£139,995TerracedFreehold
10 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRSep 2001£113,000TerracedFreehold
22 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRJul 1999£83,000TerracedFreehold
24 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRApr 1999£39,750Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
19 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRJan 1999£76,000TerracedFreehold
13 Defoe Way, Romford, RM5 2HRDec 1998£77,200TerracedFreehold
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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

EPC D

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EPC · Dec 2013

Floor area
44 m²
Potential EPC band
D
Age band
England and Wales: 1950-1966
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, filled cavity
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 · Dec 2013

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 58.8%

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): 4 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 87

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