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On Romford Road, in Little Ilford West
What it's like at E12 5JG: every home that has sold on Romford Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
7 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 5 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Romford Road; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
7 of the 220 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 780, Romford RoadTerraced | Jun 2026 | £351,000 | 112 m² | £3,134/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 782, Romford RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2021 | £350,000 | 102 m² | £3,431/m² | 3 |
| 784, Romford RoadTerraced | Aug 2009 | £240,000 | 140 m² | £1,714/m² | 2 |
| 786, Romford RoadTerraced | Nov 2024 | £600,000 | 141 m² | £4,255/m² | 2 |
| 788, Romford RoadTerraced | Aug 2023 | £510,000 | 98 m² | £5,204/m² | 2 |
| 792, Romford RoadTerraced | Jun 2018 | £455,000 | 95 m² | £4,789/m² | 1 |
| 796, Romford RoadTerraced | Jul 2005 | £320,000 | 131 m² | £2,443/m² | 1 |
| 806a, Romford RoadTerraced | Nov 2000 | £130,000 | 53 m² | £2,453/m² | 2 |
| 810, Romford RoadFlat | Dec 2002 | £110,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Flat, 822, Romford RoadTerraced | Dec 2003 | £340,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 826a, Romford RoadFlat | Apr 2013 | £99,995 | 57 m² | £1,754/m² | 4 |
| 830a - 830b, Romford RoadTerraced | May 2003 | £163,000 | 59 m² | £2,763/m² | 2 |
| 832a, Romford RoadTerraced | Jan 2005 | £230,000 | 63 m² | £3,651/m² | 2 |
The nearest station is Manor Park, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 4.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Seventh Avenue, 100 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 86, 25, 425, W19); 193 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 28% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 14 km away as the crow flies.
47% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Sheringham Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 63% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Little Ilford School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 47.6 · 13.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Loxford School (1.9 km) and St Angela's Ursuline School (2.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (4.6 km) and Woodford County High School (6.8 km).
It's a family area: 25% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Manor General Food Store, under 50 m away; Chocobella Desserts (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Manor Park Practice (under 50 m), with Bell Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Sabs is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Newham University Hospital, 3.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
E12 Kebabish is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and William The Conqueror the nearest pub (650 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 74 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 45% flats and 6% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 56% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Little Ilford Park, 700 m away; for exercise, The Gym (550 m).
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 19.2 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 5.3 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 37 km.
40 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
East Ham constituency: Sir Stephen Timms MP (Labour), since June 1994. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 12,863 (33.9%), turnout 48%. Vote shares: Labour 52%, Independent 18%, Green Party 11%, Conservative 10%.
37 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near E12 5JG →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Many neighbours rent: 41% of households rent privately and 25% socially.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
There's a sizeable student population: 15% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Romford Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 113 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 8 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.8% | 65.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.1% | 9.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 24.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 40 min
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