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Playfield Avenue, Romford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Playfield Avenue, Romford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/romford-greater-london/playfield-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RM5 3LD, RM5 3LB, RM5 3JH.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£375,977
25 sales
Price range
£297k – £535k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Aug 2025
RM5 3LB

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At a glance

House prices£376k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station33 min walkRomford station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 27 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 Playfield Avenue, Romford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 8 Aug 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £352,197. Average sale prices rose from £378,333 in 2016 to £412,500 in 2025 (+9%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 80% semi-detached, 12% detached, 8% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Playfield Avenue range from £297,000 to £535,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Playfield Avenue compared

RM5 postcode area£424,227
Romford£438,561
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Playfield Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all RM5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £378,333 (3 sales)2016£378k2017: £343,725 (2 sales)2017£344k2018: £365,000 (3 sales)2018£365k2020: £341,913 (6 sales)2020£342k2021: £390,625 (4 sales)2021£391k2022: £384,000 (2 sales)2022£384k2023: £432,500 (2 sales)2023£433k2024: £410,000 (1 sales)2024£410k2025: £412,500 (2 sales)2025£413k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached20£352,19713 Jan 2025
Detached3£499,1676 Apr 2023
Terraced2£429,0008 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Playfield Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
38, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LB 8 Aug 2025£450,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LB 21 Feb 2025£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LB 13 Jan 2025£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Playfield Avenue RM5 3JH 28 Oct 2024£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LB 8 Dec 2023£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2A, Playfield Avenue RM5 3JH 6 Apr 2023£535,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LB 18 May 2022£408,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LD 22 Apr 2022£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LB 16 Dec 2021£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LD 14 Dec 2021£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LD 30 Sep 2021£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LB 27 Aug 2021£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2A, Playfield Avenue RM5 3JH 26 Feb 2021£462,500 DetachedFreehold
34, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LB 11 Dec 2020£407,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Playfield Avenue RM5 3JH 6 Nov 2020£297,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LB 6 Nov 2020£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LD 14 Sep 2020£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LD 14 Aug 2020£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LD 19 Feb 2020£331,980 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Playfield Avenue RM5 3JH 22 Nov 2018£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Playfield Avenue RM5 3JH 19 Nov 2018£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LB 3 Aug 2018£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LD 14 Dec 2017£337,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LD 2 Jun 2017£349,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LD 9 Dec 2016£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LD 8 Sep 2016£500,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Playfield Avenue RM5 3LD 8 Jan 2016£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
38, Playfield Avenue £408,000 (May 2022) → £450,000 (Aug 2025) +10%
over 3 yrs
35, Playfield Avenue £400,000 (Dec 2021) → £425,000 (Feb 2025) +6%
over 3 yrs
2A, Playfield Avenue £462,500 (Feb 2021) → £535,000 (Apr 2023) +16%
over 2 yrs
17, Playfield Avenue £310,000 (Dec 2016) → £350,000 (Sep 2021) +13%
over 5 yrs
13, Playfield Avenue £325,000 (Jan 2016) → £330,000 (Aug 2020) +2%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Playfield Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 396 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Clockhouse Primary School 705 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Crownfield Infant School 321 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
Crownfield Junior School 423 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.5 mi
Rise Park Infant School 278 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
Rise Park Junior School 350 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Parklands Primary School 881 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Immanuel School 112 pupils Other independent school 3–16 Report 0.8 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 stations

  • Romford station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
  • Gidea Park station 2.0 mi · 39 min walk
  • Chadwell Heath station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hulse Avenue (Stop EH) 2 min walk
  • Lowshoe Lane (Stop EL) 3 min walk
  • Collier Row Roundabout / Rex Close (Stop ED, COLLIER ROW LANE) 4 min walk
  • Hillfoot Road (Stop EK) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Chase Cross Medical Centre
    13-15 Chase Cross Road, Collier Row, Romford · 0.3 mi
  • Lynwood Medical Centre
    2A-6 Lynwood Drive, Romford · 0.4 mi
  • North Street Medical Care
    274 North Street, Romford · 0.8 mi
  • Dr Gupta
    206 Mawney Road, Romford · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Collier Row Superstore · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Collier Row London · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Romford - Moray Way · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Colliers Row · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Brooks Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Clockhouse Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Sapphire Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Lowshoe Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • The Dental Fitness Clinic · 0.3 mi
  • Collier Row Dental Practice · 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 7 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.4%62.5%
Private rented9.6%20.3%
Social rented7.0%17.1%
Households604

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.1%64.1%
Aged 65+20.6%18.6%
Residents1,557

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 Playfield Avenue

Ethnic group

HereHavering
White75.4%75.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.7%10.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%3.7%
Other ethnic group2.4%2%

Religion

HereHavering
Christian50.2%52.2%
No religion30.6%30.6%
Muslim5.8%6.2%
Not answered4.6%5.5%
Hindu3.1%2.5%
Sikh3%1.7%
Jewish1.7%0.5%
Other religion0.7%–

Country of birth

HereHavering
Born in the UK83.3%80.6%
Born outside the UK16.7%19.4%

Highest qualification

HereHavering
Level 4 qualifications and above27.6%29.5%
No qualifications22.5%20%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%14.9%
Level 3 qualifications13.4%16.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%11.2%
Apprenticeship6.4%5.1%
Other qualifications2.7%3%

General health

HereHavering
Very good health49.5%49.9%
Good health34.2%34%
Fair health11.6%11.7%
Bad health3.9%3.4%
Very bad health0.8%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereHavering
1 car or van in household42.8%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household30.3%24.9%
No cars or vans in household15.1%21.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%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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Estate agents near Playfield Avenue

  • Martin & Co Romford Lettings & Estate Agents 0.9 mi
  • William H. Brown 1.6 mi
  • Beresfords 1.6 mi
  • Glenisters 1.7 mi
  • Bairstow Eves 1.7 mi

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