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On Aveley Road, in Central Romford
What it's like at RM1 4AB: every home that has sold on Aveley 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Aveley 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.
3 of the 38 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Aveley RoadTerraced | Jun 2007 | £195,000 | 86 m² | £2,267/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Aveley RoadTerraced | Apr 2021 | £358,000 | 73 m² | £4,904/m² | 6 |
| 4, Aveley RoadTerraced | Nov 2020 | £310,000 | 97 m² | £3,196/m² | 1 |
| 5, Aveley RoadTerraced | Aug 2010 | £191,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 6, Aveley RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2025 | £445,000 | 72 m² | £6,181/m² | 3 |
| 9, Aveley RoadTerraced | Dec 1999 | £89,995 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Aveley RoadTerraced | Oct 2024 | £395,000 | 72 m² | £5,486/m² | 6 |
| 11a, Aveley RoadTerraced | Jan 2021 | £330,000 | 67 m² | £4,925/m² | 2 |
| 12, Aveley RoadTerraced | Jul 2008 | £215,000 | 72 m² | £2,986/m² | 2 |
| 14, Aveley RoadTerraced | Apr 2003 | £153,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 15, Aveley RoadTerraced · company-owned | Oct 2007 | £198,000 | 64 m² | £3,094/m² | 3 |
| 16, Aveley RoadTerraced | Aug 2009 | £185,000 | 78 m² | £2,372/m² | 4 |
| 17, Aveley RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2003 | £145,000 | 83 m² | £1,747/m² | 1 |
| 18, Aveley RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £320,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 19, Aveley RoadTerraced | May 2006 | £159,995 | 74 m² | £2,162/m² | 1 |
| 20, Aveley RoadTerraced | Jan 2017 | £325,000 | 79 m² | £4,114/m² | 2 |
| 21, Aveley RoadTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2020 | £337,000 | 74 m² | £4,554/m² | 2 |
| 22, Aveley RoadTerraced · company-owned | May 2018 | £426,000 | 112 m² | £3,804/m² | 1 |
| 24, Aveley RoadTerraced | Nov 2009 | £190,000 | 60 m² | £3,167/m² | 1 |
| 27, Aveley RoadTerraced | Jun 1996 | £54,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 29, Aveley RoadTerraced | Jan 2007 | £196,000 | 79 m² | £2,481/m² | 2 |
| 30, Aveley RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2022 | £405,000 | 94 m² | £4,309/m² | 2 |
| 31, Aveley RoadSemi-detached | Oct 1999 | £82,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 32, Aveley RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2014 | £256,000 | 71 m² | £3,606/m² | 3 |
| 35, Aveley RoadTerraced | Oct 2002 | £142,995 | – | – | 3 |
| 36, Aveley RoadTerraced | Dec 2022 | £400,000 | 98 m² | £4,082/m² | 2 |
| 37, Aveley RoadTerraced | Jul 2026 | £375,000 | 73 m² | £5,137/m² | 1 |
| 38, Aveley RoadTerraced | Jun 2022 | £405,500 | 75 m² | £5,407/m² | 5 |
| 39, Aveley RoadTerraced | Jul 2006 | £174,000 | 65 m² | £2,677/m² | 4 |
| Flat 3, Aishah Lodge, Aveley RoadFlat | Dec 2010 | £150,000 | 38 m² | £3,947/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, Aishah Lodge, Aveley RoadFlat | Jan 2011 | £130,000 | 49 m² | £2,653/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Romford, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 12.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is The Avenue (RM1), 50 m away, with a bus about every 1 minute on weekdays (routes 66, 294, 103, 175); 462 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 19% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 8 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 23 km away as the crow flies.
45% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 58% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Marshalls Park Academy, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 42.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (2.7 km) and The Warren School (2.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (7.4 km) and Woodford County High School (11.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 350 m away, with The Apostolic Church Community Connection closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St Edwards Medical Centre (300 m), with Mim Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Sunbathers Tanning salon is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 1.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 118 restaurants and cafés and 14 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Besi Bar Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Lamb the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (20 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 390 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 10 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (67%).
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
54 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bms Insurance | II | 50 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Romford constituency: Andrew Rosindell MP (Reform UK), since June 2001. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 1,463 (3.3%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Conservative 35%, Labour 32%, Reform UK 22%, Green Party 5%.
35 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 RM1 4AB →
It's growing: about 422 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Cottons Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Romford Rock and Boulder (300 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 34 km.
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 18% socially.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
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" Aveley Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Southend Westcliff Bay · about 35 min
Nearest: Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation · about 34 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 30 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.9% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 62.1% | 91.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 30.9% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 4.3% | 1.9% | 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.
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