Terraced 2 sales on record

24A HAMLET ROAD

ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2DS

£320,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Frinton Road	0.1 miles
Shop	The Loft Shop	0.3 miles
Train station	Romford	2.2 miles
Hospital	Suttons Manor Hospital	4.5 miles
University	Arden University Stratford Campus	8.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

78 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£320,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£4,103/m²

Local average

£404,167 (21 sales)

Street crime

126 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 03/06/2020

Expiry date: 02/06/2030

Current heating cost: £1,092/year

Potential heating cost: £604/year

EPC E or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation (1,500)
Cavity wall insulation (1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (6,000)
Upgrade heating controls (450)
Solar water heating (6,000)
Replacement glazing units (1,400)
High performance external doors (1,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/01/2026	£320,000	Terraced	-17.9%	£319,385 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	16/04/2021	£389,950	Terraced	—	£460,487 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£320,000
sold	01/01/2023	£410,000
sold	01/01/2021	£389,950
listed	06/06/2020	£389,950
sold	01/01/2001	£114,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
9 DOWNHAM CLOSE, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2RD	£415,000	03/11/2025	Terraced
25 WALTON ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2DU	£380,000	31/10/2023	Terraced
7 TAYLOR CLOSE, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2LR	£320,000	02/10/2023	Terraced
20 TAYLOR CLOSE, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2LR	£345,000	06/04/2023	Terraced
28 FRINTON ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2EP	£392,000	16/12/2022	Terraced
10 FRINTON ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2EL	£350,000	20/10/2022	Terraced
64 LODGE LANE, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2EJ	£440,000	22/07/2022	Terraced
27 FRINTON ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2EP	£420,000	29/06/2022	Terraced
72 LODGE LANE, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2EJ	£460,000	17/06/2022	Terraced
42 HOG HILL ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2DH	£440,000	08/06/2022	Terraced
6 TAYLOR CLOSE, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2LR	£340,000	29/04/2022	Terraced
22 RAMSDEN DRIVE, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2NL	£440,000	06/04/2022	Terraced
30 FRINTON ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2EP	£370,000	31/01/2022	Terraced
43 RAMSDEN DRIVE, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2NL	£346,000	14/01/2022	Terraced
1 QUARLES CLOSE, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2LP	£380,000	12/11/2021	Terraced
43 RAMSDEN DRIVE, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2NL	£317,000	11/11/2021	Terraced
49 RAMSDEN DRIVE, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2NL	£650,000	04/10/2021	Terraced
62 FRINTON ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2ER	£401,000	27/09/2021	Terraced
66 FRINTON ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2ER	£357,000	14/09/2021	Terraced
43 RAMSDEN DRIVE, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2NL	£215,000	02/09/2021	Terraced

Area average: £388,900 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 16.7%

10y growth 15.3%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Havering. Series: Terraced. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 2.5%

5y (index) 18.1%

10y (index) 36.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Havering. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,407/mo

Realistic £1,563/mo

Optimistic £1,719/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Havering.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Outer North East London: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Flat, Collier Row Road, RM5	£1,850/mo	3	0.44 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Flat, Collier Row Road, RM5	£1,875/mo	3	0.45 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,863/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.58%

Max investor price (0.8%) £232,875

Target investor price (1%) £186,300

Gross yield 7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 14.3×

Monthly cashflow £392/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 5.1%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	41
Anti-social behaviour	20
Other theft	20
Burglary	10
Vehicle crime	10
Drugs	5
Public order	5
Shoplifting	5
Other crime	3
Robbery	3
Theft from the person	3
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	126

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 15 Jun 2012
Clockhouse Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Outstanding — 16 Jul 2023
Crownfield Junior School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 11 Jun 2014
Crownfield Infant School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 15 Oct 2014
Oasis Academy Pinewood	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 17 Nov 2016

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
15/08/2006	04/08/2006	—	1

# 24A HAMLET ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2DS

## Property details

- Slug: `a549da4` (address key hash: `a549da416af9d2001ea478a9486634cc2eea3e48`)
- Postcode: RM5 2DS
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 78 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £320,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,103/m²
- Local average: £404,167 (21 sales)
- Street crime: 126 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £320,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 02/06/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £1,092/year

### Recommendations
- A2 (1,500)
- B (1,500)
- W2 (6,000)
- G (450)
- N (6,000)
- O3 (1,400)
- X (1,000)
- U (5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0574-2807-7261-2300-2171)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £320,000 | Terraced | -17.9% | £319,385 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-11d2-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2021-04-16 | £389,950 | Terraced | — | £460,487 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/c3c3f9b5-a014-362b-e053-6b04a8c03acc) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 24A HAMLET ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2DS | £320,000 | 23/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 24A HAMLET ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2DS | £389,950 | 16/04/2021 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [93194435](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1540d60)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £320,000 |
| sold | 2023-01-01 | £410,000 |
| sold | 2021-01-01 | £389,950 |
| listed | 2020-06-06 | £389,950 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £114,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 9 DOWNHAM CLOSE, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2RD | £415,000 | 03/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 25 WALTON ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2DU | £380,000 | 31/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 7 TAYLOR CLOSE, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2LR | £320,000 | 02/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 20 TAYLOR CLOSE, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2LR | £345,000 | 06/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 28 FRINTON ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2EP | £392,000 | 16/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 10 FRINTON ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2EL | £350,000 | 20/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 64 LODGE LANE, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2EJ | £440,000 | 22/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 27 FRINTON ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2EP | £420,000 | 29/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 72 LODGE LANE, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2EJ | £460,000 | 17/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 42 HOG HILL ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2DH | £440,000 | 08/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 6 TAYLOR CLOSE, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2LR | £340,000 | 29/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 22 RAMSDEN DRIVE, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2NL | £440,000 | 06/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 30 FRINTON ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2EP | £370,000 | 31/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 43 RAMSDEN DRIVE, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2NL | £346,000 | 14/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 1 QUARLES CLOSE, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2LP | £380,000 | 12/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 43 RAMSDEN DRIVE, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2NL | £317,000 | 11/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 49 RAMSDEN DRIVE, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2NL | £650,000 | 04/10/2021 | Terraced |
| 62 FRINTON ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2ER | £401,000 | 27/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 66 FRINTON ROAD, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2ER | £357,000 | 14/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 43 RAMSDEN DRIVE, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, HAVERING, GREATER LONDON, RM5 2NL | £215,000 | 02/09/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £388,900 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 16.7%
- **10y growth:** 15.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Havering; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 18.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 36.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Havering). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,407/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,563/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,719/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Outer North East London (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Flat, Collier Row Road, RM5 | £1,850/mo | 3 | 0.44 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Flat, Collier Row Road, RM5 | £1,875/mo | 3 | 0.45 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,863/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.58% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £232,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £186,300

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,863/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £392/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 5.1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 41 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Other theft | 20 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **126** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 15 Jun 2012 |
| Clockhouse Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 16 Jul 2023 |
| Crownfield Junior School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 11 Jun 2014 |
| Crownfield Infant School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 15 Oct 2014 |
| Oasis Academy Pinewood | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 17 Nov 2016 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #3980555
- **Address:** 24a Hamlet Road, ROMFORD, RM5 2DS
- **Certificate Issued:** 15/08/2006
- **Work Completed:** 04/08/2006
- **Items:** 1 door(s)