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The Ridgeway, Gidea Park, Romford

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Ridgeway, Gidea Park, Romford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/romford-greater-london/the-ridgeway/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RM2 5BT, RM2 5BU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£590,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£557,404
26 sales
Price range
£350k – £768k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 May 2026
RM2 5BU

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At a glance

House prices£590k average35% above the Romford average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station8 min walkGidea Park station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 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

26 property sales on The Ridgeway, Gidea Park, Romford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £590,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £551,841. That is 35% above the Romford average of £438,561 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 85% terraced, 15% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on The Ridgeway range from £350,000 to £767,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 298 streets in Romford with at least two sales in the last year, The Ridgeway ranks 31st for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on The Ridgeway compared

The Ridgeway£590,000
RM2 postcode area£528,868
Romford£438,561
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all RM2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £350,000 (1 sales)2016£350k2017: £540,000 (1 sales)2017£540k2018: £568,333 (3 sales)2018£568k2019: £543,000 (4 sales)2019£543k2020: £538,750 (4 sales)2020£539k2022: £562,000 (1 sales)2022£562k2023: £560,000 (2 sales)2023£560k2024: £600,000 (1 sales)2024£600k2025: £592,313 (8 sales)2025£592k2026: £550,000 (1 sales)2026£550k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced22£551,84111 May 2026
Semi-detached4£588,0007 Feb 2025

Sold prices on The Ridgeway

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, The Ridgeway RM2 5BU 11 May 2026£550,000 TerracedFreehold
9, The Ridgeway RM2 5BU 19 Dec 2025£630,000 TerracedFreehold
22, The Ridgeway RM2 5BU 22 Oct 2025£510,000 TerracedFreehold
14, The Ridgeway RM2 5BU 22 Sep 2025£675,000 TerracedFreehold
27, The Ridgeway RM2 5BT 24 Jul 2025£520,000 TerracedFreehold
29, The Ridgeway RM2 5BT 27 Jun 2025£530,000 TerracedFreehold
52, The Ridgeway RM2 5BT 28 Mar 2025£767,500 TerracedFreehold
32, The Ridgeway RM2 5BT 19 Feb 2025£569,000 TerracedFreehold
21, The Ridgeway RM2 5BT 7 Feb 2025£537,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, The Ridgeway RM2 5BT 3 Oct 2024£600,000 TerracedFreehold
11, The Ridgeway RM2 5BU 5 Oct 2023£570,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, The Ridgeway RM2 5BU 20 Apr 2023£550,000 TerracedFreehold
6, The Ridgeway RM2 5BU 1 Jul 2022£562,000 TerracedFreehold
48, The Ridgeway RM2 5BT 14 Aug 2020£510,000 TerracedFreehold
17A, The Ridgeway RM2 5BU 20 Mar 2020£605,000 TerracedFreehold
32A, The Ridgeway RM2 5BT 19 Feb 2020£510,000 TerracedFreehold
17, The Ridgeway RM2 5BU 14 Feb 2020£530,000 TerracedFreehold
38, The Ridgeway RM2 5BT 3 Sep 2019£522,000 TerracedFreehold
2, The Ridgeway RM2 5BU 15 Jul 2019£460,000 TerracedFreehold
40, The Ridgeway RM2 5BT 8 Jul 2019£495,000 TerracedFreehold
1, The Ridgeway RM2 5BU 18 Feb 2019£695,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, The Ridgeway RM2 5BU 20 Nov 2018£550,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, The Ridgeway RM2 5BT 17 Oct 2018£720,000 TerracedFreehold
36, The Ridgeway RM2 5BT 19 Feb 2018£435,000 TerracedFreehold
8, The Ridgeway RM2 5BU 2 Feb 2017£540,000 TerracedFreehold
40, The Ridgeway RM2 5BT 11 Mar 2016£350,000 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
17, The Ridgeway £550,000 (Nov 2018) → £530,000 (Feb 2020) -4%
over 1 yr
40, The Ridgeway £350,000 (Mar 2016) → £495,000 (Jul 2019) +41%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near The Ridgeway

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Gidea Park Primary School 459 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery 163 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
Bep Academy 31 pupils Other independent school 13–16 Report 0.5 mi
Squirrels Heath Primary School 600 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Mary's Hare Park School 144 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
The Royal Liberty School 749 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls 1,381 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
The Bridge 29 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.6 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

  • Gidea Park station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Romford station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Emerson Park station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Hornchurch Underground Station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk
  • Upminster Bridge Underground Station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Raphael Park (->E, MAIN ROAD) 5 min walk
  • Repton Avenue (Stop PT, MAIN ROAD) 5 min walk
  • Repton Avenue (Stop PU, MAIN ROAD) 5 min walk
  • Raphael Park (Stop W, MAIN ROAD) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Western Road Medical Centre
    99 Western Road, Romford · 0.5 mi
  • The New Medical Centre
    264 Brentwood Road, Romford · 0.6 mi
  • St Edwards Medical Centre
    7 St. Edwards Way, Romford · 0.7 mi
  • Dr Marks Practice
    107 Brentwood Road, Romford · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Romford - Main Road · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Romford Esso Express · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Romford Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Romford Brentwood Rd Express · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Britcrown Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi
  • Shadforth Pharmaceutical Co Ltd · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Share A Smile · 0.5 mi
  • Gidea Park Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Beauty St John's · 0.5 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 10 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned87.3%62.5%
Private rented12.0%20.3%
Social rented0.7%17.1%
Households569

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.1%64.1%
Aged 65+17.4%18.6%
Residents1,491

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 The Ridgeway

Ethnic group

HereHavering
White79.3%75.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.2%10.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%3.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%8.2%
Other ethnic group1.8%2%

Religion

HereHavering
Christian51.9%52.2%
No religion32.4%30.6%
Not answered5.4%5.5%
Muslim4.9%6.2%
Hindu2.7%2.5%
Sikh1.4%1.7%
Jewish0.7%0.5%
Buddhist0.4%0.4%

Country of birth

HereHavering
Born in the UK88.7%80.6%
Born outside the UK11.3%19.4%

Highest qualification

HereHavering
Level 4 qualifications and above33.4%29.5%
Level 3 qualifications21.1%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications16%14.9%
No qualifications12.8%20%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%11.2%
Apprenticeship4.1%5.1%
Other qualifications2.1%3%

General health

HereHavering
Very good health52%49.9%
Good health36.1%34%
Fair health9.2%11.7%
Bad health2.1%3.4%
Very bad health0.7%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereHavering
1 car or van in household52.2%44.1%
2 cars or vans in household30.7%24.9%
No cars or vans in household10.2%21.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%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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