Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

73 CROMWELL ROAD

WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5DZ

£390,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Crescent Road	0.1 miles
Shop	Tesco Express	0.3 miles
Train station	Brentwood	0.4 miles
Hospital	Suttons Manor Hospital	5.7 miles
University	Writtle University College Cow Watering Campus	9.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

58 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£390,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£6,724/m²

Local average

£591,684 (19 sales)

Street crime

199 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 15/09/2025

Expiry date: 14/09/2035

Current heating cost: £970/year

Potential heating cost: £688/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £25,750

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

Recommendations

50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£7,500 - £11,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	24/02/2026	£390,000	Semi-detached	+116.7%	£399,769 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	27/10/2011	£180,000	Semi-detached	—	£341,390 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	£390,000
listed	23/09/2025	£417,500
sold	01/01/2011	£180,000

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
46 KAVANAGHS ROAD, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 4NE	£625,000	27/11/2025	Semi-detached
26 CROMWELL ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5DT	£395,000	21/11/2025	Semi-detached
46 CROMWELL ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5DT	£445,000	20/10/2023	Semi-detached
183 CRESCENT ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5JB	£460,000	20/10/2023	Semi-detached
173 CRESCENT ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5JB	£360,500	17/03/2023	Semi-detached
6 THE CHASE, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5EB	£390,000	21/12/2022	Semi-detached
32 MILTON ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5ED	£562,500	12/12/2022	Semi-detached
17 WARLEY WOODS CRESCENT, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5JD	£661,000	01/12/2022	Semi-detached
9 WARLEY WOODS CRESCENT, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5JD	£640,000	31/10/2022	Semi-detached
8 ST PETERS ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5JF	£417,500	30/09/2022	Semi-detached
185 CRESCENT ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5JB	£480,000	19/08/2022	Semi-detached
207 CRESCENT ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5JB	£425,000	09/11/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £488,458 (12 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 11.3%

10y growth 12.1%

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

1y (index) 3.9%

5y (index) 14.2%

10y (index) 34.7%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,452/mo

Realistic £1,613/mo

Optimistic £1,774/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Brentwood.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Harlow & Stortford: 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
2 Bed Flat, Queens Road, CM14	£1,450/mo	2	0.42 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,450/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.37%

Max investor price (0.8%) £181,250

Target investor price (1%) £145,000

Gross yield 4.5%

Cost-to-rent ratio 22.4×

Monthly cashflow £-256/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -2.7%

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	50
Anti-social behaviour	31
Vehicle crime	22
Shoplifting	21
Other theft	17
Criminal damage and arson	16
Drugs	16
Public order	8
Other crime	7
Burglary	4
Possession of weapons	3
Robbery	2
Theft from the person	2
Total incidents	199

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
Holly Trees Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 6 Nov 2012
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School	Secondary	0.6 miles	Good — 11 May 2023
Warley Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 9 Sep 2013
Brentwood County High School	Secondary	0.8 miles	Good — 20 Jul 2022
Ursuline Preparatory School	Other	0.9 miles	— (No rating)

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
28/09/2009	11/09/2009	2	—
29/08/2006	15/08/2006	2	—

# 73 CROMWELL ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5DZ

## Property details

- Slug: `b3b82be` (address key hash: `b3b82beaf92086d120632431f14617f69f9edd91`)
- Postcode: CM14 5DZ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 58 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £390,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £6,724/m²
- Local average: £591,684 (19 sales)
- Street crime: 199 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £390,000
- Date: 2026-02-24
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 14/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £970/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £25,750

### Recommendations
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/7920-9013-0344-5004-1573)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-24 | £390,000 | Semi-detached | +116.7% | £399,769 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-1d0b-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2011-10-27 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | — | £341,390 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/7c784663-045d-43ea-822f-863d2198b400) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 73 CROMWELL ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5DZ | £390,000 | 24/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 73 CROMWELL ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5DZ | £180,000 | 27/10/2011 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167296823](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1bbc2bc)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £390,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-23 | £417,500 |
| sold | 2011-01-01 | £180,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 46 KAVANAGHS ROAD, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 4NE | £625,000 | 27/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 26 CROMWELL ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5DT | £395,000 | 21/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 46 CROMWELL ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5DT | £445,000 | 20/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 183 CRESCENT ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5JB | £460,000 | 20/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 173 CRESCENT ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5JB | £360,500 | 17/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 6 THE CHASE, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5EB | £390,000 | 21/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 32 MILTON ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5ED | £562,500 | 12/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 17 WARLEY WOODS CRESCENT, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5JD | £661,000 | 01/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 WARLEY WOODS CRESCENT, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5JD | £640,000 | 31/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 ST PETERS ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5JF | £417,500 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 185 CRESCENT ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5JB | £480,000 | 19/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 207 CRESCENT ROAD, WARLEY, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM14 5JB | £425,000 | 09/11/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £488,458 (12 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 11.3%
- **10y growth:** 12.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Brentwood; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 34.7%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,452/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,613/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,774/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Harlow & Stortford (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Queens Road, CM14 | £1,450/mo | 2 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,450/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.37% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £181,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £145,000

*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 £1,450/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 22.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-256/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.7%

*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 | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 31 |
| Vehicle crime | 22 |
| Shoplifting | 21 |
| Other theft | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **199** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Holly Trees Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 6 Nov 2012 |
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 11 May 2023 |
| Warley Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 9 Sep 2013 |
| Brentwood County High School | Secondary | 0.8 miles | Good — 20 Jul 2022 |
| Ursuline Preparatory School | Other | 0.9 miles | — (No rating) |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #6855251
- **Address:** 73 Cromwell Road, Warley, CM14 5DZ
- **Certificate Issued:** 28/09/2009
- **Work Completed:** 11/09/2009
- **Items:** 2 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #4012856
- **Address:** 73 Cromwell Road, Warley, CM14 5DZ
- **Certificate Issued:** 29/08/2006
- **Work Completed:** 15/08/2006
- **Items:** 2 window(s)