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On Essex Close, in Romford North West
What it's like at RM7 8BD: every home that has sold on Essex Close 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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Sales and extensions on Essex Close; 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.
1 of the 30 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Jan 2024 | £520,000 | 95 m² | £5,474/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Essex CloseDetached | Oct 2020 | £410,000 | 89 m² | £4,607/m² | 2 |
| 4, Essex CloseFlat | Mar 2013 | £156,000 | 58 m² | £2,690/m² | 3 |
| 5, Essex CloseSemi-detached · company-owned | Sept 2021 | £480,000 | 98 m² | £4,898/m² | 2 |
| 8, Essex CloseFlat | May 2026 | £142,000 | 54 m² | £2,630/m² | 2 |
| 9, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2017 | £340,000 | 72 m² | £4,722/m² | 1 |
| 10, Essex CloseFlat | Jul 2018 | £265,000 | 58 m² | £4,569/m² | 2 |
| 11, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2023 | £400,000 | 93 m² | £4,301/m² | 1 |
| 12, Essex CloseDetached | Mar 2022 | £600,000 | 154 m² | £3,896/m² | 1 |
| 14, Essex CloseTerraced | Feb 2022 | £455,000 | 97 m² | £4,691/m² | 2 |
| 15, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2025 | £570,000 | 94 m² | £6,064/m² | 2 |
| 16, Essex CloseTerraced | Nov 2002 | £145,000 | 93 m² | £1,559/m² | 2 |
| 17, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2019 | £357,000 | 70 m² | £5,100/m² | 1 |
| 19, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2025 | £385,000 | 70 m² | £5,500/m² | 1 |
| 20, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Apr 2020 | £410,000 | 99 m² | £4,141/m² | 1 |
| 22, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Apr 2026 | £480,000 | 114 m² | £4,211/m² | 2 |
| 23, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2020 | £340,000 | 69 m² | £4,928/m² | 1 |
| 24, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Apr 2014 | £268,000 | 85 m² | £3,153/m² | 2 |
| 26, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Apr 2020 | £330,000 | 68 m² | £4,853/m² | 2 |
| 27, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2016 | £345,000 | 80 m² | £4,313/m² | 1 |
| 29, Essex CloseTerraced | Jun 2021 | £380,000 | 82 m² | £4,634/m² | 2 |
| 30, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2013 | £223,000 | 68 m² | £3,279/m² | 1 |
| 31, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2006 | £203,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 32, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2001 | £130,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 35, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2005 | £203,000 | 76 m² | £2,671/m² | 2 |
| 36, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2014 | £295,000 | 81 m² | £3,642/m² | 2 |
| 37, Essex CloseDetached | Oct 2022 | £390,000 | 79 m² | £4,937/m² | 2 |
| 38, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Mar 2017 | £280,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 44, Essex CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2006 | £222,500 | – | – | 2 |
| The Little Red Bungalow, Essex CloseDetached | Dec 2002 | £149,995 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Romford, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 12.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Susan Close, 250 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 252, 651); 30 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 14% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 22 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Crownfield Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m); 49% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Warren Junior School (1.8 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Edward's Church of England Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 44.1 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Warren School (1.7 km) and All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (6 km) and Woodford County High School (10.3 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 300 m away; Burdess Chemist (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Gupta (300 m), with Wh Burdess Chemist the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, The Barbers is 950 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 2.2 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Powerleague Romford is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Mawney Arms the nearest pub (850 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 97 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 8% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 102 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is King George's Playing Fields, 450 m away; for exercise, Iron Phoenix CrossFit (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 34 km.
17 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.
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%.
28 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 RM7 8BD →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
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.
On this street: 0 of 24 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 | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 89.7% | 91.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.9% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 30 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Southend Chalkwell · about 33 min
Nearest: Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation · about 32 min
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