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Richards Avenue, Romford

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for RM7 9ES.

Average price (last 12 months)
£419,000
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£360,474
19 sales
Price range
£260k – £476k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 May 2026
RM7 9ES

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At a glance

House prices£419k average4% below the Romford average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station13 min walkRomford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold86% freeholdAcross 22 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

19 property sales on Richards Avenue, Romford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £419,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £374,563. That is 4% below the Romford average of £438,561 over the same period. 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 84% terraced, 16% flat. Recorded sale prices on Richards Avenue range from £260,000 to £476,000. 86% of homes sold here were freehold and 14% leasehold. Of 298 streets in Romford with at least two sales in the last year, Richards Avenue ranks 170th for average price.

House prices on Richards Avenue compared

Richards Avenue£419,000
RM7 postcode area£408,064
Romford£438,561
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all RM7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £320,000 (1 sales)2016£320k2017: £345,000 (3 sales)2017£345k2018: £323,875 (4 sales)2018£324k2019: £292,500 (2 sales)2019£293k2020: £342,500 (1 sales)2020£343k2022: £430,000 (1 sales)2022£430k2023: £415,000 (1 sales)2023£415k2024: £325,000 (1 sales)2024£325k2025: £426,500 (4 sales)2025£427k2026: £395,000 (1 sales)2026£395k

Tenure: 86% freehold and 14% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced16£374,56326 May 2026
Flat3£285,33311 Oct 2024

Sold prices on Richards Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 26 May 2026£395,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 12 Dec 2025£425,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 20 Nov 2025£380,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 31 Oct 2025£476,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 27 Jun 2025£425,000 TerracedFreehold
39A, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 11 Oct 2024£325,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 27 Jan 2023£415,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 7 Jan 2022£430,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 1 May 2020£342,500 TerracedFreehold
2A, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 24 Apr 2020£1,690,000 OtherFreehold
33, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 6 Jan 2020£360,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 6 Jun 2019£325,000 TerracedFreehold
39A, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 30 May 2019£260,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 15 Nov 2018£410,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 9 Nov 2018£271,000 FlatLeasehold
2A, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 9 Aug 2018£1,100,000 OtherFreehold
5, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 30 Jul 2018£302,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 31 May 2018£312,500 TerracedFreehold
16, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 17 Oct 2017£350,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 27 Jul 2017£355,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 12 Jan 2017£330,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Richards Avenue RM7 9ES 16 Dec 2016£320,000 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, Richards Avenue £320,000 (Dec 2016) → £425,000 (Jun 2025) +33%
over 9 yrs
39A, Richards Avenue £260,000 (May 2019) → £325,000 (Oct 2024) +25%
over 5 yrs
3, Richards Avenue £330,000 (Jan 2017) → £415,000 (Jan 2023) +26%
over 6 yrs
1, Richards Avenue £355,000 (Jul 2017) → £430,000 (Jan 2022) +21%
over 4 yrs
2A, Richards Avenue £1,100,000 (Aug 2018) → £1,690,000 (Apr 2020) +54%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Richards Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Crowlands Primary School 669 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
The Mawney Foundation School 650 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Concordia Academy 597 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
The Compass School 53 pupils Free schools special 7–16 Report 0.6 mi
St Edward's Church of England Academy 918 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 675 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 376 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Bep Academy 31 pupils Other independent school 13–16 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 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Gidea Park station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Chadwell Heath station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
  • Elm Park Underground Station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Richards Avenue (Stop U, LONDON ROAD) 1 min walk
  • Richards Avenue (Stop M, LONDON ROAD) 2 min walk
  • Romford Stadium (Stop L, LONDON ROAD) 3 min walk
  • Romford Stadium (Stop V, LONDON ROAD) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Dr Gupta
    206 Mawney Road, Romford · 0.6 mi
  • St Edwards Medical Centre
    7 St. Edwards Way, Romford · 0.7 mi
  • Modern Medical Centre
    195 Rush Green Road, Romford · 0.8 mi
  • North Street Medical Care
    274 North Street, Romford · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Romford · 0.2 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Romford · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Romford Fairview Express · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Romford · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Wh Burdess Chemist Ltd · 0.6 mi
  • Mim Pharmacy Ltd · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Essex Family Dental Care · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Dr Stella Bicknell And Associates Dental Surgery · 0.4 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 4 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned55.4%62.5%
Private rented28.3%20.3%
Social rented16.1%17.1%
Households893

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1525.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.7%64.1%
Aged 65+8.0%18.6%
Residents2,484

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 Richards Avenue

Ethnic group

HereHavering
White59.8%75.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.7%10.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.8%8.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%3.7%
Other ethnic group3.1%2%

Religion

HereHavering
Christian47.4%52.2%
No religion29.6%30.6%
Muslim11.9%6.2%
Not answered5.6%5.5%
Hindu3.1%2.5%
Sikh1.8%1.7%
Buddhist0.3%0.4%
Other religion0.2%–

Country of birth

HereHavering
Born in the UK67.8%80.6%
Born outside the UK32.2%19.4%

Highest qualification

HereHavering
Level 4 qualifications and above34.3%29.5%
No qualifications19.2%20%
Level 3 qualifications16.8%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications13.2%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%11.2%
Apprenticeship4.2%5.1%
Other qualifications3%3%

General health

HereHavering
Very good health54.9%49.9%
Good health32.2%34%
Fair health8.9%11.7%
Bad health3.3%3.4%
Very bad health0.7%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereHavering
1 car or van in household51.5%44.1%
No cars or vans in household26.8%21.5%
2 cars or vans in household18.3%24.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%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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  • Glenisters 0.7 mi
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  • Haart 0.7 mi
  • Martin & Co Romford Lettings & Estate Agents 0.7 mi

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