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Preston Road, Harold Hill, Romford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Preston Road, Harold Hill, Romford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/romford-greater-london/preston-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RM3 7YU.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£329,626
21 sales
Price range
£190k – £485k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Oct 2025
RM3 7YU

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At a glance

House prices£330k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station31 min walkHarold Wood station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold78% freeholdAcross 23 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

21 property sales on Preston Road, Harold Hill, Romford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 3 Oct 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £370,082. 4 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 67% terraced, 24% flat, 10% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Preston Road range from £190,000 to £485,000. 78% of homes sold here were freehold and 22% leasehold.

House prices on Preston Road compared

RM3 postcode area£418,880
Romford£438,561
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Preston Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all RM3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £306,000 (1 sales)2016£306k2017: £336,250 (4 sales)2017£336k2018: £256,500 (2 sales)2018£257k2019: £344,500 (2 sales)2019£345k2020: £303,500 (2 sales)2020£304k2021: £266,075 (2 sales)2021£266k2022: £417,500 (2 sales)2022£418k2023: £357,500 (2 sales)2023£358k2024: £395,000 (1 sales)2024£395k2025: £328,333 (3 sales)2025£328k

Tenure: 78% freehold and 22% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced14£370,0823 Oct 2025
Flat5£203,2003 Oct 2025
Semi-detached2£362,50017 Jun 2019

Sold prices on Preston Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
42, Preston Road RM3 7YU 3 Oct 2025£390,000 TerracedFreehold
75, Preston Road RM3 7YU 3 Oct 2025£200,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Preston Road RM3 7YU 28 Aug 2025£380,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Preston Road RM3 7YU 31 Jan 2025£395,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Preston Road RM3 7YU 22 Mar 2024£395,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Preston Road RM3 7YU 27 Nov 2023£230,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Preston Road RM3 7YU 25 May 2023£485,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Preston Road RM3 7YU 4 May 2022£440,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Preston Road RM3 7YU 7 Mar 2022£395,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Preston Road RM3 7YU 11 May 2021£199,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Preston Road RM3 7YU 5 Jan 2021£333,150 TerracedFreehold
29, Preston Road RM3 7YU 19 Aug 2020£197,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Preston Road RM3 7YU 24 Feb 2020£410,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Preston Road RM3 7YU 17 Dec 2019£305,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Preston Road RM3 7YU 17 Jun 2019£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Preston Road RM3 7YU 27 Mar 2019£304,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Preston Road RM3 7YU 12 Nov 2018£323,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Preston Road RM3 7YU 28 Sep 2018£190,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Preston Road RM3 7YU 29 Nov 2017£360,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Preston Road RM3 7YU 10 Oct 2017£315,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Preston Road RM3 7YU 10 Jul 2017£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Preston Road RM3 7YU 5 May 2017£330,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Preston Road RM3 7YU 20 Sep 2016£306,000 TerracedFreehold

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
26, Preston Road £306,000 (Sep 2016) → £395,000 (Mar 2024) +29%
over 8 yrs
23, Preston Road £190,000 (Sep 2018) → £230,000 (Nov 2023) +21%
over 5 yrs
15, Preston Road £360,000 (Nov 2017) → £395,000 (Mar 2022) +10%
over 4 yrs
29, Preston Road £197,000 (Aug 2020) → £199,000 (May 2021) +1%
over under a year

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Schools near Preston Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Koru Independent AP Academy 33 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Drapers' Brookside Junior School 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Drapers' Brookside Infant School 198 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.4 mi
Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School 277 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Lime Academy Forest Approach 131 pupils Academy special sponsor led 2–19 Good Report 0.8 mi
St Ursula's Catholic Primary School 423 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Mead Primary School 801 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Broadford Primary School 654 pupils Primary 3–11 Good 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 stations

  • Harold Wood station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
  • Gidea Park station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Emerson Park station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Ashbourne Road (RM3) (Stop ->S, NORTH HILL DRIVE) 1 min walk
  • Troopers Drive (->E, WHITCHURCH ROAD) 2 min walk
  • Wincanton Road (->NW) 2 min walk
  • Wincanton Road (->S, NORTH HILL DRIVE) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Central Park Surgery
    Harold Hill Health Centre, Gooshays Drive, Romford · 0.6 mi
  • The Robins Surgery, Harold Hill Health C
    Gooshays Drive, Harold Hill, Romford · 0.6 mi
  • The Saheecha's Practices
    Health Centre, Gooshays Drive, Romford · 0.6 mi
  • Abbamoor Surgery
    Health Centre, Gooshays Drive, Romford · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Harold Hill · 0.5 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Harold Hill · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Harold Hill Local · 0.6 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Harold Hill London · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Essence Dental Clinic · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.3 mi
  • Naidu & Naidu Dental Surgeons · 1.3 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned63.1%62.5%
Private rented12.7%20.3%
Social rented24.2%17.1%
Households693

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.3%64.1%
Aged 65+18.2%18.6%
Residents2,073

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 Preston Road

Ethnic group

HereHavering
White79.1%75.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.3%8.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.6%10.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%3.7%
Other ethnic group1.1%2%

Religion

HereHavering
Christian52.1%52.2%
No religion31.5%30.6%
Not answered6.3%5.5%
Muslim5.8%6.2%
Hindu1.8%2.5%
Jewish1.2%0.5%
Sikh1.1%1.7%
Buddhist0.3%0.4%

Country of birth

HereHavering
Born in the UK82.5%80.6%
Born outside the UK17.5%19.4%

Highest qualification

HereHavering
No qualifications25.1%20%
Level 4 qualifications and above24.4%29.5%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.7%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%11.2%
Apprenticeship5.3%5.1%
Other qualifications3.2%3%

General health

HereHavering
Very good health47.7%49.9%
Good health32.5%34%
Fair health13.8%11.7%
Bad health4.7%3.4%
Very bad health1.3%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereHavering
1 car or van in household37.8%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household31.5%24.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household16.1%9.4%
No cars or vans in household14.6%21.5%

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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