Estimated value today£360klast sold £360,000, 2026 · likely £328k–£392k
Energy ratingD2026 certificate, could be C
Energy bills, a year£1,102about £92 a month at 2026 prices
Price per m²£5,143/m²neighbourhood typical £4,688/m²
See 37, Polesworth Road from the street and the air
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What would improve this home
Its 2026 energy certificate recommends 4 measures, which together could take it from D to C. All of them together typically cost £12.4k–£26.2k.
Solid wall insulation (internal or external)typically £4k–£14k
Floor insulationtypically £1.2k–£1.2k
New condensing boilertypically £2.2k–£3k
Solar panels (electricity)typically £5k–£8k
In the order the certificate lists them (usually cheapest and most effective first). Costs are the median of the ranges quoted on certificates across England and Wales, not quotes for this home. Grants may help: check the government's home energy grants service.
What's it worth with your changes?
Sale records can't see extensions, conversions or condition. Tell us what's changed since 2026 and we'll adjust the estimate, with a range that shows how sure we can be.
Low£335k
Likely£360k
High£385k
Starting value (our estimate)£360k
Range includes ±7% for the estimate itself. Effects are typical ranges, not this home's: a surveyor or local agent who sees it will do better. Work done before 2026 is already in the price. Evidence: of 573,662 homes we saw extended on their energy certificates (median +30 m²), the 123,110 that sold before and after grew a median 10.9% more than their neighbourhood: about a third of the extra space at the home's average price per m².
The home
Type
Terraced (mid-terrace)
Tenure
Freehold
Floor area
70 m² (753 sq ft), 3 habitable rooms
Built
1930-1949
Main heating fuel
gas
Sales since 1995
£138k (2003) → £360k (2026)
The estimate moves the last sale in line with the neighbourhood's like-for-like price index. It can't see extensions, condition or the market for this particular home: it is not a valuation.
Running costs (estimated, a year)
Heating
£781
Hot water
£277
Lighting
£44
Council tax 2026-27
Band D £2,199 in Barking and Dagenham; band C is the most common here. Check this home's band.
Council tax by band
A £1,466B £1,710C £1,954D £2,199E £2,687F £3,176G £3,664H £4,397
From the 2026 energy certificate, rescaled to 2026 gas and electricity prices (approximate national averages). Appliances, cooking and standing charges are not included; actual bills depend on how you live.
Getting about
Nearest station
Dagenham Dock, 1.2 km (busiest route: West Ham)
Central London
18 km as the crow flies
Large employment centre
30 min by public transport · 13 by car
Town centre
17 min by public transport or walking
Commuting by train/Tube
27% of local workers · 18% mostly work from home
Airport
London City, 6.4 km
Everyday life
Weekly shop
food store about 7 min without a car
GP surgery
about 8 min
A&E
Queen's Hospital, 5.3 km (CQC: Requires improvement)
Top-rated primaries
Monteagle Primary School (1.2 km), The Sydney Russell School (1.9 km), Thames View Infants (2 km)
Top-rated secondaries
Jo Richardson Community School (0.4 km), Riverside School (1.4 km), The Sydney Russell School (1.9 km)
Eating out
7 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood
School distances are straight lines; admissions depend on each school's catchment and criteria.
£1,721 a month for a 2-bedroom home in Barking and Dagenham (2026-08)
Gross yield
5.7% on the estimated value
Letting rules
rated D: meets the current E minimum
Council-wide average rents (ONS Price Index of Private Rents); bedrooms estimated from the certificate's habitable rooms. Before costs, voids, tax and mortgage interest.
Planning and development
Conservation area
not in one (postcode check)
Article 4 direction
HMO Article 4
Brownfield sites in the neighbourhood
2 sites, about 600 homes planned
This home extended?
no extension seen on its energy certificates
Extensions on the street
3 other homes on Polesworth Road (within 250 m) extended, most recently 2022
Company landlords
6.6% of homes in the neighbourhood are owned by companies (HM Land Registry, Oct 2026)
New homes completed 2021–2025
598 in the neighbourhood
Questions to raise
Generated from the facts above, as prompts for your solicitor, surveyor or the agent. Not legal advice.
Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (HMO Article 4). Check before planning extensions or conversions.
Development planned nearbyThe council's brownfield register lists 1 site of 50+ homes in this neighbourhood (largest: Dagenham Leisure Park, Cook Road, Dagenham, 600 homes). Look up planning applications for anything near you.
For every purchaseCommission a survey suited to the home's age and condition, check the title plan matches what you see on the ground (boundaries, access, parking), and ask about disputes with neighbours, rights of way and shared drives.