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Cottons Approach, Romford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cottons Approach, Romford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/romford-greater-london/cottons-approach/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RM7 7LP, RM7 7LN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£120,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£216,033
25 sales
Price range
£87k – £610k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Dec 2025
RM7 7LN

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At a glance

House prices£216k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station8 min walkRomford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold97% leaseholdAcross 31 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

25 property sales on Cottons Approach, Romford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £120,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £199,618. Average sale prices rose from £197,500 in 2016 to £261,500 in 2025 (+32%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 96% flat, 4% detached. Recorded sale prices on Cottons Approach range from £87,000 to £610,000. 3% of homes sold here were freehold and 97% leasehold.

House prices on Cottons Approach compared

RM7 postcode area£408,064
Romford£438,561
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cottons Approach has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all RM7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £197,500 (2 sales)2016£198k2017: £210,000 (1 sales)2017£210k2018: £139,958 (4 sales)2018£140k2019: £210,000 (2 sales)2019£210k2020: £227,667 (3 sales)2020£228k2021: £277,500 (2 sales)2021£278k2022: £182,000 (2 sales)2022£182k2023: £300,000 (1 sales)2023£300k2024: £172,500 (2 sales)2024£173k2025: £261,500 (6 sales)2025£262k

Tenure: 3% freehold and 97% leasehold across 31 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat24£199,6182 Dec 2025
Detached1£610,00015 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Cottons Approach

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 34, Oak House, Cottons Approach RM7 7LN 2 Dec 2025£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 20, Oak House, Cottons Approach RM7 7LN 16 May 2025£245,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 13, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 28 Mar 2025£222,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 17, Oak House, Cottons Approach RM7 7LN 28 Mar 2025£285,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 24, Oak House, Cottons Approach RM7 7LN 7 Feb 2025£87,000 FlatLeasehold
Kavana House, Cottons Approach RM7 7LN 15 Jan 2025£610,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 33, Oak House, Cottons Approach RM7 7LN 18 Dec 2024£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Oak House, Cottons Approach RM7 7LN 2 Dec 2024£230,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 22, Oak House, Cottons Approach RM7 7LN 19 Apr 2024£117,500 OtherLeasehold
Flat 18, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 15 Sep 2023£193,750 FlatLeasehold
Flat 19, Oak House, Cottons Approach RM7 7LN 10 Feb 2023£300,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 34, Oak House, Cottons Approach RM7 7LN 25 Jul 2022£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 29 Apr 2022£244,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 34, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 12 Nov 2021£300,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 27 Jan 2021£255,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 33, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 15 Sep 2020£289,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 31 Jul 2020£197,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 21 May 2020£197,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 23, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 24 May 2019£195,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 17 May 2019£225,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 18 Mar 2019£136,250 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 18 Mar 2019£134,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 9 Jan 2019£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 33, Oak House, Cottons Approach RM7 7LN 31 Oct 2018£115,580 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 14, Oak House, Cottons Approach RM7 7LN 31 Jul 2018£115,580 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 13, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 20 Jul 2018£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Oak House, Cottons Approach RM7 7LN 26 Jan 2018£128,673 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 28, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 21 Sep 2017£210,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 31 May 2016£210,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 13, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 24 Feb 2016£185,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Fern Court, Cottons Approach RM7 7LP 29 Jan 2016£205,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Flat 34, Oak House, Cottons Approach £120,000 (Jul 2022) → £120,000 (Dec 2025) +0%
over 3 yrs
Flat 13, Fern Court, Cottons Approach £185,000 (Feb 2016) → £200,000 (Jul 2018) → £222,000 (Mar 2025) +20%
over 9 yrs
Flat 33, Oak House, Cottons Approach £115,580 (Oct 2018) → £115,000 (Dec 2024) -1%
over 6 yrs
Flat 14, Fern Court, Cottons Approach £225,000 (May 2019) → £244,000 (Apr 2022) +8%
over 3 yrs
Flat 9, Fern Court, Cottons Approach £134,500 (Mar 2019) → £197,000 (Jul 2020) +46%
over 1 yr
Flat 10, Fern Court, Cottons Approach £130,000 (Jan 2019) → £197,000 (May 2020) +52%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Cottons Approach

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Mawney Foundation School 650 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Concordia Academy 597 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Crowlands Primary School 669 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 675 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 376 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Bep Academy 31 pupils Other independent school 13–16 Report 0.6 mi
Parklands Primary School 881 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
The Compass School 53 pupils Free schools special 7–16 Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Romford station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Gidea Park station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Chadwell Heath station 2.0 mi · 41 min walk
  • Elm Park Underground Station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
  • Hornchurch Underground Station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cotleigh Road (Stop N) 2 min walk
  • Olive Street (Stop K, MAWNEY ROAD) 2 min walk
  • Knightsbridge Gardens (Stop LC, LONDON ROAD) 2 min walk
  • Mawney Road (RM1) (Stop A, ST EDWARDS WAY) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • St Edwards Medical Centre
    7 St. Edwards Way, Romford · 0.4 mi
  • Dr Gupta
    206 Mawney Road, Romford · 0.6 mi
  • Western Road Medical Centre
    99 Western Road, Romford · 0.6 mi
  • North Street Medical Care
    274 North Street, Romford · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Romford Fairview Express · 0.1 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Romford · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Romford · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco South St Romford Express · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Mim Pharmacy Ltd · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dr Stella Bicknell And Associates Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Essex Family Dental Care · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.4%62.5%
Private rented24.5%20.3%
Social rented8.1%17.1%
Households726

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.1%64.1%
Aged 65+10.7%18.6%
Residents1,814

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across Havering with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Cottons Approach

Ethnic group

HereHavering
White68.1%75.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14%10.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.1%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%3.7%
Other ethnic group2.6%2%

Religion

HereHavering
Christian49.7%52.2%
No religion29.2%30.6%
Muslim8.3%6.2%
Not answered7.1%5.5%
Hindu2.6%2.5%
Sikh1.5%1.7%
Buddhist0.7%0.4%
Other religion0.5%–

Country of birth

HereHavering
Born in the UK73%80.6%
Born outside the UK27%19.4%

Highest qualification

HereHavering
Level 4 qualifications and above35.7%29.5%
No qualifications16.4%20%
Level 3 qualifications16.2%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications13.5%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%11.2%
Apprenticeship4.4%5.1%
Other qualifications3%3%

General health

HereHavering
Very good health52.9%49.9%
Good health32.6%34%
Fair health10.3%11.7%
Bad health3.1%3.4%
Very bad health1%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereHavering
1 car or van in household49.2%44.1%
No cars or vans in household25.3%21.5%
2 cars or vans in household21.6%24.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.9%9.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Havering.

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